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Created November 18, 2015 11:01
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  1. efureev created this gist Nov 18, 2015.
    9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions example.php
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    <?
    $point1 = array('lat' => 40.770623, 'long' => -73.964367);
    $point2 = array('lat' => 40.758224, 'long' => -73.917404);

    $distance = getDistanceBetweenPointsNew($point1['lat'], $point1['long'], $point2['lat'], $point2['long']);

    foreach ($distance as $unit => $value) {
    echo $unit.': '.number_format($value,4).'<br />';
    }
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    <?
    function getDistanceBetweenPointsNew($latitude1, $longitude1, $latitude2, $longitude2) {
    $theta = $longitude1 - $longitude2;
    $miles = (sin(deg2rad($latitude1)) * sin(deg2rad($latitude2))) + (cos(deg2rad($latitude1)) * cos(deg2rad($latitude2)) * cos(deg2rad($theta)));
    $miles = acos($miles);
    $miles = rad2deg($miles);
    $miles = $miles * 60 * 1.1515;
    $feet = $miles * 5280;
    $yards = $feet / 3;
    $kilometers = $miles * 1.609344;
    $meters = $kilometers * 1000;
    return compact('miles','feet','yards','kilometers','meters');
    }