Help getting info from remote url 1

[harglefargle]

I am new to php and trying to use the google map geocoder to get lattitude and longitude from an address. I have a form that is submitted to a php script. I then take the address from the form and format it into a url string for the geocoder as follows....

http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&output=csv&key=abcde

that address is the sample address used by google maps. I must then submit that url to the geocoder and it returns a csv with the latitude and longitude. I have two problems. First, how can I submit this in my php script? Second, how can I get the csv back into my script?

 

[jpadie]

try this

$url = "[URL unfurl="true"]http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&output=csv&;key=abcde";[/URL]
$result = file_get_contents($url);
$data = explode(',', $result);
print_r($result);

 

[harglefargle]

You, sir, are a stud. Many thanks.

 

[jpadie]

now worries.
i assume you spotted the 'deliberate' error in the last line. the $result should be $data.