├── static-map-direction.php
└── README.md


/static-map-direction.php:
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 1 | <?php
 2 | 
 3 | function getStaticGmapURLForDirection($origin, $destination, $waypoints, $size = "500x500") {
 4 |         $markers = array();
 5 |         $waypoints_labels = array("A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K");
 6 |         $waypoints_label_iter = 0;
 7 | 
 8 |         $markers[] = "markers=color:green" . urlencode("|") . "label:" . urlencode($waypoints_labels[$waypoints_label_iter++] . '|' . $origin);
 9 |         foreach ($waypoints as $waypoint) {
10 |             $markers[] = "markers=color:blue" . urlencode("|") . "label:" . urlencode($waypoints_labels[$waypoints_label_iter++] . '|' . $waypoint);
11 |         }
12 |         $markers[] = "markers=color:red" . urlencode("|") . "label:" . urlencode($waypoints_labels[$waypoints_label_iter] . '|' . $destination);
13 | 
14 |         $url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=$origin&destination=$destination&waypoints=" . implode($waypoints, '|');
15 |         $ch = curl_init();
16 |         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
17 |         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
18 |         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, false);
19 |         $result = curl_exec($ch);
20 |         curl_close($ch);
21 |         $googleDirection = json_decode($result, true);
22 | 
23 |         $polyline = urlencode($googleDirection['routes'][0]['overview_polyline']['points']);
24 |         $markers = implode($markers, '&');
25 |         
26 |         return "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=$size&maptype=roadmap&path=enc:$polyline&$markers";
27 |     }
28 | 


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/README.md:
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 1 | # php-google-static-map-directions
 2 | 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 <a href="https://www.nabuco.com">Nabuco</a>.
 3 | 
 4 | - creates a request to Google's direction service via CURL
 5 | - fetches path info from response
 6 | - adds markers with alphabetical order and relevant color for each waypoint
 7 | - creates clean Google Static Map URL
 8 | 
 9 | # usage
10 | 
11 | ```
12 | <?php
13 | 
14 | include "static-map-direction.php";
15 | 
16 | $origin = "45.291002,-0.868131";
17 | $destination = "44.683159,-0.405704";
18 | $waypoints = array(
19 |     "44.8765065,-0.4444849",
20 |     "44.8843778,-0.1368667"
21 |   );
22 | 
23 | $map_url = getStaticGmapURLForDirection($origin, $destination, $waypoints);
24 | 
25 | echo '<img src="'.$map_url.'"/>';
26 |         
27 | ```
28 | 
29 | # result
30 | 
31 | <img height="500" width="500" src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=500x500&maptype=roadmap&path=enc:w%7BlsGtphDzBeOpOrH%7CY%7Ca%40zYbI%60ZpL%7CNvQt%40hQ%7BG%7CX%60CErA%7B%40%60%40xD%60%40hCdAzB%60K%60GnU%7Cd%40vEhb%40bGb%5BfMqG%7CZcTnmAcz%40%7Es%40og%40pxBexAfiBsoAhmD%7BfCjw%40%7De%40jIaPf%5Cew%40zEaR%60CqUhKyFlCPpAKzXlF%7CQbS%7CYtR%7EW%7BE%60pBym%40xsBgp%40rgA%7D%5CdVgBtIeF%60%5DmEpIoHnFC%7Eg%40fLhRdBxO_BxH%5E%7E_AzRdXwDfXjBz%5D%60M%5EqKnV%7D%7D%40xM%7BPfJi%40fEkBnP%7CEvVlKhi%40%7De%40hvDakFbpFyuHrMsMxa%40uY%60oCcmBR_AgEuCmHwOqAy%5BsFoOpGoQ%60IeZZyRqEusAsAuY%5EyJhZgMba%40%7DS%7EGkExi%40u%5ErOyIzKjCdP%60GnCCYaOrDwLdLuFxBp%40FlDXrImDbCgDm%40k%40sEbJchDrCmcAnH%7Dz%40bPidAjWg%7CBvBaY%7BCiUkWsd%40%7DF%7DWVmT%7ED%7BFj%5CoKdn%40kXrHWbHfE%7C%40sCuAoJy%40uV%7EMkwAh%40gb%40yNix%40yDo%60%40%7CCme%40vGcfA%7DEc%5Byd%40ouAgAwJwFhC%7D%40uBtAgCnDtHb%5BncAud%40oJ%60%40%7CUM%7CCL%7DCa%40%7DUqEEkA_%40y%40m%40sA%7DKoD_AmLoa%40uAaHjD%7BAdGc%40lJw%40bGb%40vB%7ECpEKl%40gCwHwS%7DFss%40b%40gXbNenAcBmXyKwl%40%7BIubBsRkzDgF%7BfBhAck%40vLso%40pGwu%40nBa%5DrZcs%40pXwv%40fDoTNkt%40dBgd%40%7EKgs%40Ugo%40wN%7Bm%40k%5B%7Bj%40yY%7BW_l%40qh%40eM%7DKcS%7DIe%5DaCc%5EmGwSwKic%40ZzG_%7C%40cEgb%40qB%7Dq%40nFci%40rLsf%40vSkb%40%60Rg%5CtIiZjReb%40Nc%40LUKYcDmRnG%7DZnCqIrG%7DOlDcU%7EJf%40fImHdT%7BAvBeIxFmLtCrDiC%7EDiA%60Cv%40%7DBzBcCaA%7DEgAgF%7EAiFrIkAzNh%40%60FiGvLbIhW%60EpMbEdS%5ChVRhb%40aBlKfDbOZhExLrL%60r%40l%40vGh%40vAvo%40hsD%7EQrc%40jZlYnXy%40%60FzvAtVd%5D%7CDfl%40vWn%7CAcGnb%40cGf%7E%40q%40%60g%40xH%7CD%7EOnGl%40dMnNbWtVhKpY%60UtGtBdE%7B%40tNIjNcDtIRlKhIdHbAxJxOhh%40bj%40%60L%7Ce%40tJhq%40f%5Dbo%40f_%40du%40jIdZfFlJG%7CIfDPnBQfHU%60GtApZgEhB%7EA%60Fxf%40dGll%40%7EF%7ELlJxHv%5E%7EXfG%7Ea%40VnP%60G%60QpMl%5CbZ%7Ce%40rqAvk%40rHh%5CbEnOs%40pJ%7CE%7EHrIlExCj%40lBpHDpKpBzRrAdAjK%7EUbHbS%7CFnHdH%7EW%7CAvEtJ%7EHrM%7CQjK%60ChFiHp%5DtWuCpe%40tAtNbEfCrOfB%60TvPNXBHF%40HO%7CKoG%7CS_Y%7C%60%40aa%40&markers=color:green%7Clabel:A%7C45.291002%2C-0.868131&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:B%7C44.8765065%2C-0.4444849&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:C%7C44.8843778%2C-0.1368667&markers=color:red%7Clabel:D%7C44.683159%2C-0.405704"/>
32 | 


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