Store Locator Script

[remp]

Does anybody know of a good, free store locator script? i'll really appreciate it :) Thanks.

[Medyman]

These (http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/E-Commerce/Store_Locators/index.html) are some I came across via a Google search. I can't recommend any of them as I haven't used them ever. Also, it wouldn't be very hard to create a custom solution to this, in case any of the ones on that page don't fit the bill.

Most things are going to require you to have PHP and MySQL available on your server.

[remp]

i couldnt really find anything there because they either aren't free or very VERY simple.... there should be one out there, and trust me, i have looked alot, but im still looking and i would appreciate if anyone would tell me where i can find one... thanks!:);)

[Medyman]

i couldnt really find anything there because they either aren't free or very VERY simple.... there should be one out there, and trust me, i have looked alot, but im still looking and i would appreciate if anyone would tell me where i can find one... thanks!:);)

Well, like I said, it wouldn't be hard to create one from scratch. Maybe you can be more specific about what you require. If you're looking for a free script, you'll have to make some conessions. The prospect of finding something that fits your needs perfectly is probably low (depending on what it is that you need, of course).

[remp]

well wut i want is more of a church locator... im making a website for a church and they have a few of them and they want people to be able to find the closest one to them, but all the scripts i find are not customsable to fit my needs and the look of the website...

[Medyman]

Quite honestly, anything like that is probably beyond the scope of any free script you're going to find. If you notice, many stores you third party services for this kind of thing.

Things like the Google Map API, Yahoo Maps API, Mapquest, etc...

You should look into those. If it were just a simple (and absolute) search and/or listing based on zip code, that would be easy enough to make. When you get into things like find places that are close based on address or zip (i.e. geoencoding), that's where things get tricky. I personally use the Google Maps API for things like this. It's highly flexible and would be able to do what you need.