Complex search algorithm

[CraiovaOnLine]

Hello,

It is possible to alter the search query for members and add an option like this: search members that are located at least to 100 km by me(assuming that at registration i capture the coordinates of users).

Thanks.

[YankForum]

you dont need to ask user to input their coordinations
this can B done through ip address but might not be so accurate and might have like 10% error if u dont mind

[CraiovaOnLine]

the question was: how to alter the query, not how to capture the coordinates.

[YankForum]

its not that easy
u need a library of ip-coordination and a .php file for calculations , the output of this .php file could be a number for example 99.25 FINALLY in ur query u can limit records to ones lower than 100

[CraiovaOnLine]

and this is what I want to find out: how to alter the query? where I can find it? :)

[Disasterpiece]

What is your php-knowledge-level?

Try looking in the search.php, you might even find a set of hooks you could use for plugins. (modifying native vb files is notcool.)

[CraiovaOnLine]

Well, this is what I'm trying: to create a hook, not to modify core files.
But i can't find the hook_location.

[Boofo]

Chances are you are going to have to write your own query to do what you want.

[CraiovaOnLine]

Well, I found one solution: create a new plugin with "memberlist_fetch" as hook position and code:
if(isset($_REQUEST['a custom_field']))
$hook_query_where = "AND user.custom_field= 'random' ";

[Boofo]

I'd be curious to see what you come up with for the location part of the query.