You have to do that in your backend using the Haversine Formula

There is a good article here: 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2569355/Geo-Distance-Search-with-MySQL
(you can adapt it for your own programming language and database)

Your map will only help you getting the center of your circle and
rendering the results


On 25 mar, 16:39, carto757 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks - I'm trying to figure out if I can use Google Maps API for the
> project I want to do. Basically, I would like the visitor to enter his/her
> address and select from a list various services they are looking for (like
> doctor, dentist, etc.) within a certain distance. When they click submit,
> the map shows up with the points on the map that are within the radius of
> the address they entered and then all the records are also listed below the
> map with the details.
>
> I haven't started anything yet, just wondering if it's possible. Thanks!

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