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statickidz / nearby-coordinates.sql
Last active January 31, 2024 20:31
Ordering with SQL by nearest latitude & longitude coordinates (MySQL & SQLite)
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METHOD 1
This should roughly sort the items on distance in MySQL, and should work in SQLite.
If you need to sort them preciser, you could try using the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2) to get the exact distance.
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SELECT *
FROM table
ORDER BY ((lat-$user_lat)*(lat-$user_lat)) + ((lng - $user_lng)*(lng - $user_lng)) ASC