RE: [PHP] Zip Search
| From: | Tommy Pham | Date: | Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:51:52 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Zip Search | ||
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Nobbe [mailto:quickshiftin@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:41 PM
> To: Jack
> Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Zip Search
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Jack <DeWebDude@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a good open source zip code search application
> and
> > database?
> >
>
> depends on what you want, u.s., canada & mexico are pretty easy to find
> but
> for other non domestic countries if you find something good feel free
> to
> share :)
>
> for a nice freebie that works on u.s. locations, snag the geoip
> extension
> from pecl -
>
> http://php.net/manual/en/book.geoip.php
>
> -nathan
IIRC, geoip is lookup based on host name or IP address for country, region, city, etc... similar to
whois for DNS. I think the OP wants to look geographic information, such as city, county,
state/province, etc..., based on a given zip code like 92723.
Regards,
Tommy