PHPconvertDMSToDecimal

A PHP function that will convert a coordinate in DMS (degrees / minutes / seconds) or DM only to decimal degrees.

Strictly speaking it will also accept decimal degrees. I wanted a function that could parse any latitude or longitude that a user may input.

The code is compatible with any PHP version above 5.0.

Installation guide

If your project doesn't use composer

Just do a require_once() of the convert.php file.

If your project uses composer

First you need to add this repository in your composer.json file. For instance:

"repositories": [
    {
        "type": "vcs",
        "url": "https://github.com/prairiewest/PHPconvertDMSToDecimal.git"
    }
]

Then you have to do a

composer require prairiewest/phpconvertdmstodecimal

Finally, in your code, you just have to call the library directly, or, if your project uses namespaces, you need to include it in your class:

use function convertDMSToDecimal;

// or

use DmsToDecimalConverter

Utilization

You can either use it as an object or directly:

// Directly:
convertDMSToDecimal($coords);

// As an object:
$converter = new DmsToDecimalConverter();
$outputValue = $converter->convert($entryValue);