GeoDistance allows you to search for locations within a radius using latitude and longitude values with your eloquent models.
###Setup
Add geodistance to your composer file.
"evasquez/geodistance": "dev-master"
Add the geodistance trait to your eloquent model and latitude/longitude columns to your table.
<?php namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Jackpopp\GeoDistance\GeoDistanceTrait;
class Location extends Model {
use GeoDistanceTrait;
protected $fillable = ['name', 'latitude', 'longitude'];
}
You can now search for locations within a distance, using miles or kilometers:
$lat = 51.4833;
$lng = 3.1833;
$table = 'youtable'
$locations = Location::within(5, 'miles', $lat, $lng,$table)->get();
$locations = Location::within(5, 'kilometers', $lat, $lng,$table)->get();
You can also search for locations outside a certain distance:
Distances Available
Miles (miles/m) Kilometers (kilometers/km) Nautical Miles (nautical_miles) Feet (feet)