google maps v3 geocoder

gistfile1.php

<?php
class Geocoder
{
  public static $url = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json';

	public function performRequest($search)
	{
		$url = sprintf("%s?address=%s&sensor=false", self::$url, urlencode($search));
		$ch = curl_init($url);
		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
		$response = curl_exec($ch);
		curl_close($ch);
		return $response;
	}

	public function getCity(stdClass $response) {

		if (!isset($response->status) || !isset($response->results) || $response->status !== 'OK') {
			return false;
		}
		$result = current($response->results);
		foreach ($result->address_components as $address) {
			if (in_array('administrative_area_level_2', $address->types)) {
				return $address->long_name;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	public function getCoords(stdClass $response) {
		if (!isset($response->status) || !isset($response->results) || $response->status !== 'OK') {
			return false;
		}
		return array(
			'lat' => $response->geometry->location->lat,
			'lng' => $response->geometry->location->lng
		);
	}
}

$geo = new Geocoder();
$json = $geo->performRequest('7800 Titus Boulevard, Fort Carson, CO, 80913, United States');

$city = $geo->getCity(json_decode($json));
$coords = $geo->getCity(json_decode($json));
var_dump($city);
var_dump($coords);