monkeymade Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I am not sure if this is PHP or what, but I assume that it can be done using PHP along with something else. What I am trying to figure out how to do, is figure the distances between zip codes.I have seen this done on personals, ebay, and a plethra of other sites. A form asks you to put in your zip code, and show results within x amount of miles. This would be easy of course if I just had it search the database for anything within 50 or so zip codes, for example a 43611 code (my own) would bring back a 43659 zip code. But just because they are within 50 zip codes of each other don't tell me the millage (in this case, its only 2.5 miles). Maybe a soap method? I don't know, thats why I am here. What can you guys tell me about this?The way my database is going to be set up is that it will have usernames, passwords, and home addresses, including zip codes. I want other members to be able to just enter a distance and find other members within that set distance.Thanks for any help you can offer with this..... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30200-php-and-zip-codes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcoweb Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 This is done with longitude/latitude coordinates. These can be found in some free databases. Check at www.hotscripts.com under PHP / Zip Codes and you'll find them. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30200-php-and-zip-codes/#findComment-138847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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