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Anonymous
Anonymous

Reputation: 25

Google Geocoding API only works for one word address

Google geocoding api is working fantastically if I use only one word like

Sydney

But if I use:

Sydney, Australia

It doesn't work it says:

Warning: file_get_contents(https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=sydney, Australia&sensor=false): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request

Even though it works in my browser when I paste this url but when I use this function file_get_contents it doesn't.

My question is simple why it works in my browser when I paste this result and why it doesn't work with the code below. And of course how to fix this. 

$a = file_get_contents("https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=sydney, Australia&sensor=false");

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2278

Answers (2)

Jeremy
Jeremy

Reputation: 973

Its the space what is causing problem here. People are using :

$address = str_replace(' ','+',$address);

PS. Its a late reply but may help some others who reach the page by searching, like me.

Upvotes: 0

Marek
Marek

Reputation: 7423

You have to url encode the address:

$a = file_get_contents("https://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" . urlencode('sydney, Australia') . "&sensor=false");

Upvotes: 6

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