I have an idea for a web site that will require allowing the user to search for people in a list I have compiled.
I need to allow the search to be location-based, in that the user can specify "within 50 miles from my zip code", etc. I did some preliminary Googling on geo-based searches, but I can't find anything that helping me.
I'd appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction in regards to how to set up a location-based search.
You probably want to look for a zip code database that includes the geo coordinates, and then you probably want to look at some geospatial extension for whatever DBMS you want to use, e.g.: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...xtensions.html .
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