/phpGPS

A php based webservice for GPS tracking with Google Maps integration

Primary LanguagePHPGNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

phpGPS

A php based webservice for GPS tracking with Google Maps integration

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www.mikelduke.com

A php based webservice for GPS tracking with Google Maps integration

Uses Bootstrap to display the Admin pages: http://getbootstrap.com/

Get a Google Maps API Key: https://developers.google.com/maps/signup https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/embed/get-api-key

Features

  • Stores gps coordinates in a MySQL database, generates xml, and draws markers on to a Google Maps map.
  • Draw Paths on the map using the gps entries
  • Paths can be colored
  • Entries can be linked to paths, to a device, and a device to an owner
  • Multiple gps entry types with custom icons
  • Edit markers on the map view by dragging to new locations
  • Shows marker name and comment in small dialog on map view
  • Can have multiple users to admin the system
  • Users can easily add new gps points either through the admin interface or using any external client capable of making HTTP GET requests.
  • On Android, it is simple to create a task using the app Tasker to generate the requests as desired.
  • To embed on a webpage: <iframe src="view.php" height="520" width="520" seamless></iframe>

Example Update URL:
http://yoursite.com/phpGPS/addGpsEntry.php?key=1234&newEntry=Y&gps_devicename=DeviceID&gps_type_id=1&gps_path_id=1&gps_date_dt=11-13-2014&gps_date_time=22.31&gps_status=&gps_latitude=32&gps_longitude=-96&gps_altitude=160.0&gps_accuracy=57&gps_name=test%20spot&gps_comment=test%20comment&gps_address1=address%201&gps_address2=address%202&gps_address3=address%203&gps_city=city&gps_zipcode=567567&gps_state=state&gps_country=country

Important Pages

  • phpGPS_Settings.php - Settings File
  • generateXML.php - Generates xml for use by google maps
  • view.php - Displays the map with markers, embeddedable in an iframe

Requirements

  • php 5+
  • MySQL
  • Webserver

Install Instructions

  1. Extract php files to webhost
  2. Create Database for use by phpGPS
  3. Enter database settings and other config in phpGPS_Settings.php or set using environment variables
  4. Open phpGPS/install/install.php in browser to create the necessary tables
  5. Delete the install folder on webhost
  6. Login as user admin/admin and change the default admin pass
  7. Set up owners, devices, paths, etc as desired and start creating markers

Demo VM

Requires Vagrant + VM Provider like VirtualBox + Google Maps API Key

  • Clone this repo and make sure .sh files use unix line endings LF
  • Set API Key in phpGPS_Settings.php
  • Run vagrant up
  • Connect at http://localhost
  • Login with user/password: admin/admin

Development

Dockerfile and Docker-compose configs are included for easy setup on Linux/Mac. Windows + Docker is not as seamless.

Use docker-compose up to automatically load a basic mysql server and an apache+php server. The application is mounted as a volume to allow for modifying php scripts without restarts.

  • Install docker and docker-compose if not already present sudo apt install docker docker-compose
  • Clone this repo, ensure Unix line endings are used
  • Set api key in shell export DEV_KEY=1234567890
  • Launch with docker-compose up
  • Connect at http://localhost:8080
  • Login with user/password: admin/admin
  • Control+C or docker-compose down to stop