distancefinder/README.md
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Distance Finder
===============
PHP script allowing users to find the air distance between cities. Uses
information from Google if data not found in local database.
License
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None, yet. I'll have to come up with something.
Installation
------------
Change the following settings in bootstrap.php:
```
DB_HOST = The host on which your MySQL database is running. Usually localhost.
DB_NAME = The name of your MySQL database.
DB_USER = The user name for your MySQL database.
DB_PASSWORD = The corresponding password.
CSVFILE = The file you want to import to the database. Has to be in the
following format: City name, Country code, State code, Population,
Latitude, Longitude. Can be an empty file. Make sure this file exists
in the same folder as the install.php
```
Then go to http://yoursite.com/[subdirectory]/install.php and follow the
instructions. Depending on the size of the CSV file you are importing into the
database, this might take a while.
When the installation has finished, you might want to remove or rename install.php.
Troubleshooting
---------------
If you keep getting empty files when trying to download the distance list, make
sure that the web server has permissions to write in the folder
(e.g. chown www-data:www-data)