Get address from Latitude and Longitude Coordinates in php

Get Address from given Latitude and Longitude Coordinates using google map api called Reverse Geocoding. It is the process of converting geographic coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) into addresses. Here is a little php function to get address from latitude and longitude.

The Php Script

  <?php
   function getAddress($lat, $lon){
   $url  = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=".
            $lat.",".$lon."&sensor=false";
   $json = @file_get_contents($url);
   $data = json_decode($json);
   $status = $data->status;
   $address = '';
   if($status == "OK"){
      $address = $data->results[0]->formatted_address;
    }
   return $address;
  }

  # Call function
  echo getAddress("28.6100", "77.2300");
 ?>

This will output 46, Hauz Qazi, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India
You may also want a reverse process like Getting latitude and longitude coordinates from given address.