How come file_get_contents with google api if I read remote access was deprecated

Question

The following server side is working perfectly for me (php):

$json_result = file_get_contents("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address={$val}&sensor=false&region=us");

I was reading and figured there is a 2500 limit, so it's best to run this from client side. At the same place I read that in order to use client side, I can not simply use jquery $.get() because google will not allow cross server scripting. Also, I am requested to use an apikey, and the limit is 25,000.

What am I not getting ?...

Thank you very much.

Answer 1

If you are geocoding the client side you should use the Javascript API.

If you use the V3 Javascript API you can use google.maps.Geocoder to request Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding, the documentation with examples is available here. These limits are enforced per user so you won't be limited to 2.5K queries from your backend.