Simple PHP geocode function

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function geocode($address) {
  $url = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=' . urlencode($address) . '&sensor=false';
  $response = json_decode(file_get_contents($url), 1);
  
  if ( isset($response['results'][0]) ) {
    $ll = $response['results'][0]['geometry']['location'];
    return array($ll['lat'], $ll['lng']);
  }
  
  return false;
}