(PHP) get Latitude/Longitude from an address

By SnipBot | Published: August 2, 2011

Convert an address to geocode Latitude/Longitude positioning with PHP and Google Maps

<?php
$address = ’201 S. Division St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104′; // Google HQ
$prepAddr = str_replace(‘ ‘,‘+’,$address);
$geocode=file_get_contents(‘http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=’.$prepAddr.‘&sensor=false’);
$output= json_decode($geocode);
$lat = $output->results[0]->geometry->location->lat;
$long = $output->results[0]->geometry->location->lng;
echo $address.‘<br>Lat: ‘.$lat.‘<br>Long: ‘.$long;
?>