PHP Library: Calculate a bounding box for a given lat/lng location

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I'm looking for a PHP Library / PHP Script that allows me to calculate an accurate bounding box for a given center point (lat/lon).

Using an ellipsoid formula (f.ex. WGS84) would be great. I know, there have to be a library but I'm not able to find one.

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