Google Geocode use to work for me but does not anymore. Everything I've tried returns false. It doesn't even give a clue as to why. I've tried changing the API key, I've tried different methods to connect (I prefer using simplexml_load_file). It does work if I type the URL directly into the a browser window but not from my website or even from my localhost. Does anyone have suggestions on what to try next or an alternative to Googles Geocode service?
Here is some code that I've been using that Json / XML results.
//URL SAVE ADDRESS
date_default_timezone_set("America/Chicago");
$address = "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043";
$address = urlencode($address);
// GOOGLE URL
$url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=". $address ."&sensor=false&key=AIzaSyDrGe_qr4ofea8WhZFhnPGsXNQtTiQwGhw";
echo $url; //TEMP
$xml = simplexml_load_file($url) OR $ex['tblx'] = "Unable to load XML from Googleapis.";
if(empty($xml)) {
$ex['tblx'] = "Googleapis return no values.";
} elseif("" == $xml) {
$ex['tblx'] = "Geocode problem with address, revise and retry.";
} elseif("OK" != $xml->status) {
$ex['tblx'] = "Geocode: " . ("ZERO_RESULTS" == $xml->status? "Not Found": substr($xml->status,0,30));
} else{
$dvtby0 = $uca['y0'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->location->lat; //x
$dvtbx0 = $uca['x0'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->location->lng;
$dvtby1 = $uca['y1'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->viewport->southwest->lat; //a
$dvtbx2 = $uca['x1'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->viewport->southwest->lng;
$dvtbx1 = $uca['x2'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->viewport->northeast->lng; //b
$dvtby2 = $uca['y2'] = (double)$xml->result->geometry->viewport->northeast->lat;
}//endif
if($ex) {
var_dump($ex);
}
die("did it work?");
