I have an index.php which contains both JS and PHP code. The PHP code reads GPS coordinates from an iOS app and the JS reads these coordinates back to be displayed on a web app.
I am stuck on figuring out how to call the PHP every few seconds so I can get the new coordinates. I am clueless as to how to approach this and it seems like a recursion if I need to call the same file for that purpose.
what is the best way to "refresh" the php code and read the new coordinates? Here is my code:
<?php include_once('location.php') ?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>My GeoLocation</title>
<style>
html, body, #map-canvas {
height: 100%;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px
}
</style>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&signed_in=true"></script>
<script>
var map;
google.maps.visualRefresh = true;
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(<?php echo $current_lat ?>, <?php echo $current_long ?>);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 14,
center: myLatlng
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatlng,
map: map,
title: 'Hello World!'
});
yourFunction();
}
function yourFunction(){
alert ("<?php echo $current_lat ?>, <?php echo $current_long ?>"); --> here I get the same coordinates
//Will add code here to display the new lat/long once I figure out how to refresh them
setTimeout(yourFunction, 1000);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
</body>
</html>
$content = file_get_contents('php://input');
$post_data = json_decode($content , true);
$lat = $post_data['lat'];
$long = $post_data['long'];
//CONNECT TO MYSQL
$con1 = mysql_connect("localhost", "aaaaaa", "bbbbbb", "location111");
if ($con1->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('location111');
if (!$db_selected) {
die ('Can\'t use foo : ' . mysql_error());
}
if (!empty($lat)) {
$sql = "INSERT INTO LocationInfo (latitude, longitude)
VALUES ('$lat', '$long');";
mysql_query($sql) or die ('Error updating database: ' . mysql_error());
}
$read_query = "SELECT * FROM LocationInfo;";
$results = mysql_query($read_query) or die ('Error reading from database: ' . mysql_error());
$column = array();
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($results)){
$column[] = $row;
}
$current_lat = $column[sizeof($column) - 1]['latitude'];
$current_long = $column[sizeof($column) - 1]['longitude'];
?>
