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<?php 
 // function to geocode address, it will return false if unable to geocode address
 function geocode($address, $key){
 
 // url encode the address
 $address = urlencode($address);
 
 // google map geocode api url
 $url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address={$address}&key={$key}";
 
 // get the json response
 $resp_json = file_get_contents($url);
 
 // decode the json
 $resp = json_decode($resp_json, true);
 
 // response status will be 'OK', if able to geocode given address
 if($resp['status']=='OK'){
 
 // get the important data
 $lati = isset($resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat']) ? $resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'] : "";
 $longi = isset($resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng']) ? $resp['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng'] : "";
 $formatted_address = isset($resp['results'][0]['formatted_address']) ? $resp['results'][0]['formatted_address'] : "";
 
 // verify if data is complete
 if($lati && $longi && $formatted_address){
 
 // put the data in the array
 $data_arr = array();
 
 array_push(
 $data_arr,
 $lati,
 $longi,
 $formatted_address
 );
 
 return $data_arr;
 
 }else{
 return false;
 }
 
 }
 
 else{
 echo "<strong>ERROR: {$resp['status']}</strong>";
 return false;
 }
 }
 
 
 $key = '';
 
 print_r(geocode($address, $key));
 
 
 ?>
 
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