Get address from latitude and longitude using PHP

If you have latitude and longitude and you want to get address from it. Then below is a simple function that return you address by passing latitude and longitude in it.


Below is the function :

function getAddressFromLatLong($lat,$long){
 $url = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng='.trim($lat).','.trim($long).'&sensor=false&key=AIzaSyBWcIbvlItoTmvdlkgY-7DOLiTwmDTTYHE';
 $json = @file_get_contents($url);
 $data=json_decode($json);
 $status = $data->status;

 if($status=="OK"){
  $address = $data->results[0]->formatted_address;
  return $address;
 } else {
  return array("error"=>$status);
 }  
}

Method Of Uses : 

Now simply pass your latitude and longitude to this function and it will return you full address like below
 
$latitude="42.3305526" ; 

$longitude= "-83.03921600000001" ; 

getAddress($latitude , $longitude);

It will return complete address like below

Address  : -  400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48226, USA



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