Zip code search using jQuery and Google maps – displaying results in a defined radius
Last time I wrote about handling a Google map event, which is triggered, when a user moves around the map. I only mentioned that I had to use this solution for one of my projects, which goal was to display companies branches in a certain distance radius. I decided that it probably will be really interesting for all of you, how to display all company branches according to user input, therefore this time I will show you, how to retrieve the addresses of the places from a MySQL database, based on the zip code and radius provided by a user. I will also split this example in two parts. Todays part will only handle retrieving the results, displaying a simple navigation and markers on the map. In the second part we will push our project a little bit farther and we will allow our user to display the directions from the zip code he or she provided to the branch of his or hers choice.