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MySQL function to calculate the distance between two coordinates using the Haversine formula. Leaving it here for future reference.
DELIMITER $$
CREATE FUNCTION `haversine` (lat1 DECIMAL(8,6), lng1 DECIMAL(8,6), lat2 DECIMAL(8,6), lng2 DECIMAL(8,6)) RETURNS DECIMAL(8,6)
BEGIN
DECLARE R INT;
DECLARE dLat DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE dLng DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE a1 DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE a2 DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE a DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE c DECIMAL(30,15);
DECLARE d DECIMAL(30,15);
SET R = 3959; -- Earth's radius in miles
SET dLat = RADIANS( lat2 ) - RADIANS( lat1 );
SET dLng = RADIANS( lng2 ) - RADIANS( lng1 );
SET a1 = SIN( dLat / 2 ) * SIN( dLat / 2 );
SET a2 = SIN( dLng / 2 ) * SIN( dLng / 2 ) * COS( RADIANS( lng1 )) * COS( RADIANS( lat2 ) );
SET a = a1 + a2;
SET c = 2 * ATAN2( SQRT( a ), SQRT( 1 - a ) );
SET d = R * c;
RETURN d;
END$$
DELIMITER ;
@pimplesushant
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CREATE FUNCTION GetDistance(
    lat1 REAL,
    lng1 REAL,
    lat2 REAL,
    lng2 REAL
) RETURNS REAL NO SQL RETURN ATAN2(
    SQRT(
        POW(
            COS(RADIANS(lat2)) * SIN(RADIANS(lng1 - lng2)),
            2
        ) + POW(
            COS(RADIANS(lat1)) * SIN(RADIANS(lat2)) - SIN(RADIANS(lat1)) * COS(RADIANS(lat2)) * COS(RADIANS(lng1 - lng2)),
            2
        )
    ),
    (
        SIN(RADIANS(lat1)) * SIN(RADIANS(lat2)) + COS(RADIANS(lat1)) * COS(RADIANS(lat2)) * COS(RADIANS(lng1 - lng2))
    )
) * 6372.795;

@ajithprasadb
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Please use datatype float instead of decimal in this. Mysql doesnt support -ve values for decimal datatype. You'll hit issues if you use points crossing hemispheres with this code

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