$_store_name = $_POST['_store_name'];
    if (!empty($_store_name)) {
        $_store_rating = $_POST['_store_rating'];
        $_store_category = $_POST['_store_category'];
        $_default_address_street = $_POST['_default_address_street'];
        $_default_address_city = $_POST['_default_address_city'];
        $_default_address_state = $_POST['_default_address_state'];
        $_default_address_zip = $_POST['_default_address_zip'];
        $_default_address_country = $_POST['_default_address_country'];
        // get latitude, longitude and formatted address
        $data_arr = geocode($_default_address_street . ',' . $_default_address_city . ',' . $_default_address_state . ',' . $_default_address_zip . ',' . $_default_address_country);
        // if able to geocode the address
        if ($data_arr) {
            $latitude = $data_arr[0];
            $longitude = $data_arr[1];
            $databaseConnection->addStoreInfo($_store_name, $_store_rating, $_store_category, $latitude, $longitude, $_default_address_street, '', $_default_address_city, $_default_address_state, $_default_address_zip, $_default_address_country);
            echo "<script>window.location.reload()</script>";
        } else {
            echo "The address does not exist, please try again!";
        }
    } else {
        $delete_store_name = $_POST['_delete_store'];
        $databaseConnection->deletStoreInfo($delete_store_name);
    }
}
?>

<?php 
// function to geocode address, it will return false if unable to geocode address
function geocode($address)
{