[getLatLong] Get lat and long coordinatesby address from Google Maps #php #function #geo

getLatLong.php

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/* [getLatLong] Get lat and long coordinatesby address from Google Maps #php #function #geo */
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function getLatLong($address){
  if (!is_string($address)) die('ERROR - Address must be a string!');
  $url = sprintf('https://www.google.com/maps/place/%s', rawurlencode($address));
  $result = file_get_contents($url);
  preg_match('!center=(-?\d+\.\d+)%2C(-?\d+\.\d+)&zoom=!U', $result, $match);
  $_coords['lat'] = $match[1];
  $_coords['long'] = $match[2];
  return $_coords;
}