Seriously - Does this Tutorial "Creating a Store Locator with PHP, MySQL & Google Maps" Really Work ???
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Seriously
Jun 15, 2011, 8:37:35 AM6/15/11
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This tutorial
Creating a Store Locator with PHP, MySQL & Google Maps
and a demo version http://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/articles/phpsqlsearch/phpsqlsearch_map.html
Does not work ?
Why would Google release a demo and tutorial that does not work?
Could someone please tell me why it is not working?
Thanks
Chris Broadfoot
Jun 15, 2011, 9:09:36 AM6/15/11
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You need to run it on a PHP server.
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Tejas B
Jun 16, 2011, 2:55:37 AM6/16/11
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It does need some work. Won't work right out of the box. I am working
on a mashup using this that works. It's too early to disclose more
information and i have the entire thing on localhost but I have got it
to function entirely based on this example.
You can access the genxml file only when you add lat long to the URL.
On Jun 16, 5:35 am, Seriously <miketiger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Chris,
>
> This is Google demo versionhttp://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/articles/phpsqlsearc...
>
> This is my version on PHP server *http://tinyurl.com/44gxntz*
>
> I replicate using tutorial
>
> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3.html
> Both look exactly the same with the same data. And both have the same error
> when enter zip code 90007.
>
> Both did not work
on a mashup using this that works. It's too early to disclose more
information and i have the entire thing on localhost but I have got it
to function entirely based on this example.
You can access the genxml file only when you add lat long to the URL.
On Jun 16, 5:35 am, Seriously <miketiger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Chris,
>
> This is Google demo versionhttp://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/articles/phpsqlsearc...
>
> This is my version on PHP server *http://tinyurl.com/44gxntz*
>
> I replicate using tutorial
>
> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3.html
> Both look exactly the same with the same data. And both have the same error
> when enter zip code 90007.
>
> Both did not work
Chris Broadfoot
Jun 16, 2011, 4:10:19 AM6/16/11
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Cool. I admit I haven't tried running this example (I didn't write it), but I'd gladly accept any patches that make it work.
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Remi Grumeau
Jun 16, 2011, 6:23:19 AM6/16/11
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I'm using this code, at least the MySQL request snippet and it kind of works. Times to times it doesn't give me the closest one but pick of the 3 first randomly. Perhaps there is something to improve / debug but anyway: it works. And i'm not talking about 25 or 200 miles here, but about dozens meters...
I could share an example but it's mobile only for now and based on window.geolocation for markers in my hometown Lille in France so i'm not sure this could really help much...
R.
JKurtock
Jun 16, 2011, 9:20:09 AM6/16/11
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When I run the google demo version, I do not get an error, but I do
get the map centered on -180, 0. This may be what "seriously" is
calling an error.
What appears to be happening is that the search url
(...phpsqlsearch_genxml.php?
lat=42.3803274&lng=-71.13891009999998&radius=25) is not returning an
xml string as designed, but rather the actual php code. Meaning that
it is likely a google server issue; that subdirectory is not (no
longer) set up to parse php code.
Of course, for seriously to get anything, he too would need the php
code, and it would need to be correctly set up on his/her server.
- Jeff
get the map centered on -180, 0. This may be what "seriously" is
calling an error.
What appears to be happening is that the search url
(...phpsqlsearch_genxml.php?
lat=42.3803274&lng=-71.13891009999998&radius=25) is not returning an
xml string as designed, but rather the actual php code. Meaning that
it is likely a google server issue; that subdirectory is not (no
longer) set up to parse php code.
Of course, for seriously to get anything, he too would need the php
code, and it would need to be correctly set up on his/her server.
- Jeff
Tejas B
Jun 17, 2011, 3:37:38 PM6/17/11
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There is another stupid or serious issue. If you use the store locator
example as it is, with <!DOCTYPE HTML> the map wouldn't show up at
all.
example as it is, with <!DOCTYPE HTML> the map wouldn't show up at
all.
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