nominatim file_get_contents php

Hi,

Does file_get_contents require api key?

Currently the below statement doesnt work from PHP.

$json= file_get_contents("https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=".$address."&format=json&polygon=1&addressdetails=1");

I could use file_get_contents with other geocode api.

What could be the problem? with nominatim Regards.

nominatim php

asked 30 Nov '20, 07:06

migandhi
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One Answer:

file_get_contents can open a file or a URL. For a URL the setting allow_url_fopen needs to be enabled on your system. I think that's enabled by default, but doublecheck. See https://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen

$address might contain special characters or spaces, the value needs to be URI encoded, see https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.urlencode.php

&polygon=1 still works but is deprecated, instead specify which format the polygon would have, see https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/api/Search/#polygon-output

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answered 30 Nov '20, 12:35

mtmail
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Hi,

Thanks,

I saw all the links,

The below link has information that email address is required.

This worked for me.

Regards.

(30 Nov '20, 13:40) migandhi

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