Google maps API key causing issue with file_get_contents() in php - php

Question

I have a pho script that takes an address and returns the lat/lon. Works fine until I put the google api key at the end of the url. I tested the url in the browser and it works fine there.
This works fine:
$geo = file_get_contents('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.urlencode($address).'&sensor=false');
This causes an error:
$geo = file_get_contents('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.urlencode($address).'+&sensor=false+CA&key=[MyAPIKeyHere]');
It causes the error: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request
I've seen consulted similar posts such as,
Warning while using file_get_contents for google api , but they weren't much help.
Here is the complete code:
<?php
// Address
$address = '1451 Broadway New York, NY 10036';
// Address from command line
// $address = readline("Enter an address: ");
// $address = str_replace(' ','+',$address);
// Get JSON results from this request
// This url works
$geo = file_get_contents('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.urlencode($address).'&sensor=false');
// This url creates an error
//$geo = file_get_contents('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.urlencode($address).'+&sensor=false+CA&key=[MyAPIKeyHere]');
// Convert the JSON to an array
$geo = json_decode($geo, true);
if ($geo['status'] == 'OK') {
// Get Lat & Long
$latitude = $geo['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'];
$longitude = $geo['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng'];
}
// $address = str_replace('+',' ',$address);
echo "The address ". $address. " has the following coordinates:\n" ;
echo "Lat: ". $latitude. " Lon: ". $longitude. "\n";
?>

Answer 1

Try using this API. It worked for me.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='.$address.'&key=YOUR_API_KEY'