谷歌地图，PHP和MySQL：使用各种选项在地图上创建多个标记

Question

I'm working on a Google Maps project for the 1st time and I've done a lot of reading and now I need to put it all together. I have PHP website and a mysql table of locations and I need to show a marker and some info for each location. I have already geocoded the locations so I have latitude & longtitude for each one. I've seen a number of things in the documentation pages but first I'd like to know if I can combine it all in one.

I would like to use the following options:

• MarkerCluster for a better display of areas with many near-by markers
• ClientLocation for loading the map at the location of the user to show what's nearby
• Complex Icons Use custom icons per category
• Custom InfoWindows

Also, I'd like to know what is best, to save all locations to an XML or pass them to the API dynamically each time the map is loaded?

Answer 1

In case you haven't read them already, I think the following articles can help you:

Using PHP/MySQL with Google Maps

Creating a Store Locator with PHP & MySQL

From Info Windows to a Database: Saving User-Added Form Data