fernandovega / php-google-static-map-directions

Small utility function to get a direction rendered on a Google Static Maps from an array of locations.

php-google-static-map-directions

Small utility function to get a direction rendered on a Google Static Maps from an array of locations. Developed for and used by our website Nabuco.

• creates a request to Google's direction service via CURL
• fetches path info from response
• adds markers with alphabetical order and relevant color for each waypoint
• creates clean Google Static Map URL

usage

<?php

include "static-map-direction.php";

$origin = "45.291002,-0.868131";
$destination = "44.683159,-0.405704";
$waypoints = array(
    "44.8765065,-0.4444849",
    "44.8843778,-0.1368667"
  );

$map_url = getStaticGmapURLForDirection($origin, $destination, $waypoints);

echo '<img src="'.$map_url.'"/>';
        

result