PHP Server side Google Maps Geocoding

gistfile1.txt

public function geocode(array $address)
	{
	    $address = urlencode(implode(', ', $address));

	    $url = sprintf('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=%s&key=%s', $address, 'YOUR-KEY');

	    $data = @file_get_contents($url);
	    $data = json_decode($data, true);

	    // If the json data is invalid, return empty array
	    if ($data['status'] != 'OK') return array();

	    return [
		    'lat' => $data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"],
		    'lng' => $data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lng"],
	    ];
	}