How To Get Current User Location In Laravel 9

Websolutionstuff | Mar-23-2022 | Categories : Laravel PHP

In this article, we will see how to get the current user location in laravel 9. Many times we are required to find the current location of users for many purpose. So, here I am using stevebauman/location laravel package, Using this package you can get many information of utilizer like postal code, zip code, region denomination, state name longitude, country denomination, latitude, iso code, etc.

So, let's get the location in laravel 9, get location using an IP address in laravel 9, how to get current user location using an IP address in laravel 9, stevebauman/location in laravel 9.

Step 1 : Install Laravel 9

In this step, we are creating the laravel 9 project using the below command.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel get_location

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Step 2 : Install stevebauman/location Package In Your Application

After installation of project you need to install stevebauman/location Package

composer require stevebauman/location

Step 3 : Add Service Provider And Aliase

Add the service provider in config/app.php file.

If you're using Laravel 5.5 or above, you can skip the registration of the service provider, as it is registered automatically.

'providers' => [
	
	Stevebauman\Location\LocationServiceProvider::class,
],

'aliases' => [
	
	'Location' => 'Stevebauman\Location\Facades\Location',
],

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Step 4 : Create Controller

Now create controller and add the below code in the app\Http\Controllers\UserController.php file.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\User;

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function ip_details()
    {
        $ip = '103.239.147.187'; //For static IP address get
        //$ip = request()->ip(); //Dynamic IP address get
        $data = \Location::get($ip);                
        return view('details',compact('data'));
    }
}

Step 5 : Add Route

Now, we need to add route in the routes\web.php file

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;


Route::get('ip_details', [UserController::class,'ip_details']);

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Step 6 : Create Blade File

Now, create details.blade.php file for get current user location details in this path resources\views\details.blade.php and add below html code.

<html>
<head>
	<title> How To Get Current User Location In Laravel 9 - Websolutionstuff </title>
</head>
<body style="text-align: center;">
	<h1> How To Get Current User Location In Laravel 9 - Websolutionstuff </h1>
	<div style="border:1px solid black; margin-left: 300px; margin-right: 300px;">
	<h3>IP: {{ $data->ip }}</h3>
	<h3>Country Name: {{ $data->countryName }}</h3>
	<h3>Country Code: {{ $data->countryCode }}</h3>
	<h3>Region Code: {{ $data->regionCode }}</h3>
	<h3>Region Name: {{ $data->regionName }}</h3>
	<h3>City Name: {{ $data->cityName }}</h3>
	<h3>Zipcode: {{ $data->zipCode }}</h3>
	<h3>Latitude: {{ $data->latitude }}</h3>
	<h3>Longitude: {{ $data->longitude }}</h3>
	</div>
</body>
</html>

Output :

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