$_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)
{
    // url encode the address
    $address = urlencode($address);
    // google map geocode api url
    $url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?key=AIzaSyDZwgb_z_wFGqrzvxbrLri_CXJRjklDoTM&address={$address}";
    // get the json response
    $resp_json = file_get_contents($url);
    // decode the json