Postcode search geocode help

[mackin]

Hi, I have this code but i cant get it to work.

I have broken it down to sections and I think the get file contents may be at fault as when i dump the array it come back bool false.

The URL creates a page with CSV values of longitude and latitude from a postcode. I want to give the variables $custlat1 and $custlong1 the values from the geocoded co-ordinates.

 

The CSV values returned from the URL input are 200,5,54.1202442,-3.2078272

 

$pc1 = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?q=la139hu,+UK&output=csv&sensor=false&key=ABQIAAAAcclaxnepdvvxx5D2PAnHtRSLcuoGw6G6HnB4VN4WqoMz7tmtKhTHGV82iKKTXvAg7YFpCFA6ptRc9g';
$data1 = @file_get_contents($pc1);
$result1 = explode(",", $data1);
$custlat1 = $result1[2];
$custlong1 = $result1[3];

 

can anyone help? or point me in the right direction

[ManiacDan]

The @ before your function call suppresses errors.  Never ever turn off errors, especially when you're trying to debug.  Remove the @ and you should be able to see what's wrong.

[mackin]

i shall do that now maniac thx - ill be back

[mackin]

BUGGER!!

Warning: file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /homepages/27/d374255998/htdocs/ship/bandb.php on line 184

 

i guess there aint much i can do about this?

[ManiacDan]

You could enable it in the server configuration file, or use curl.

[mackin]

enabled it on server (didnt think i was allowed to)

 

works perfectly now

 

Thx for advice Dan u maniac