CakePHP query closest latitude longitude from database

Question

In a CakePHP (v3) application, how can I retrieve the closest results based on passed lat lng values?

I\'d like to have them back as native CakePHP entities, so some

Answer 1

You need to use ConnectionManager here.

For example:

use Cake\Datasource\ConnectionManager;  // Mention this first, preferably on top of the page.

$connection = ConnectionManager::get('default');

$results = $connection
  ->execute('SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id = :id', ['id' => 1])
  ->fetchAll('assoc');

You could try and set up your query in this fashion. It will definitely work.

Use this as a reference:

SELECT Statements with CakePHP 3