FUNCTION ST_Distance_Sphere does not exist in MariaDB

Question

I want get all locations around my location but the function ST_Distance_Sphere does not work.

My query:

select *, astext(location) as locat         


        

Answer 1

A direct copy of my answer on DBA.SE,

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Almost unbelievably, MariaDB lacks this ST_Distance_Sphere (MDEV-13467).

Find their support matrix here.

And it's not just that either, it also lacks ST_GeoHash that MySQL has.