> So often php-general is graced with the presence of people with
> multiple personalities.. or are you really the borg?  :)

What??

> 
>> Any body has any experience with anything similar?
> 
> I coded a zip code to distance calculater last week.
> 
> x = 69.1 * ( zip2.lat - zip1.lat )
> y = 69.1 * ( zip2.lon - zip1.lon ) * cos( zip1.lat / 57.3 )
> miles = sqrt( x^2 + y^2 )
> 
> This does not take into account the curve of the earth.  In addition
> you'll need a db with the latitude and longitude for each zip code.

Does it work for UK postcodes? Where do you find UK post codes to latitude
databases?
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