PHP Change Part of a URL

Question

I'm working on a wunderground weather intergration for a website and I would like to change/edit parts of the request URL for the API. I've tried a couple of solutions I found here on Stack overflow, but none have worked.

$state = 'NC';
$city = 'Boone';

$json_string = file_get_contents("https://api.wunderground.com/api/MY-API-KEY/geolookup/conditions/q/'.$state.'/'.$city.'.json");
$parsed_json = json_decode($json_string);
$location = $parsed_json->{'location'}->{'city'};
$temp_f = $parsed_json->{'current_observation'}->{'temp_f'};
echo "Current temperature in ${location} is: ${temp_f}\n";

I can't seem to figure it out. As you can see, I'm trying to make the state and city URL placements editable, (state & city).

It will output this:

Current temperature in [city name] is: [temp]

Any thoughts on how to edit the request URL?

Isn't it changing the variable $state and $city serve your needs ? — Raptor
– Raptor, Commented May 5, 2015 at 6:15
i think you mixed up " and ' in the query string, where you put your variables... — Mr.Manhattan
– Mr.Manhattan, Commented May 5, 2015 at 6:23

krzysiej · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-05 06:51:05Z

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This part is wrong:

$json_string = file_get_contents("https://api.wunderground.com/api/MY-API-KEY/geolookup/conditions/q/'.$state.'/'.$city.'.json");

This should by like this:

$json_string = file_get_contents("https://api.wunderground.com/api/MY-API-KEY/geolookup/conditions/q/".$state."/".$city.".json");

or like this

$json_string = file_get_contents('https://api.wunderground.com/api/MY-API-KEY/geolookup/conditions/q/'.$state.'/'.$city.'.json');

See matching quotation marks and apostrophes.

edited May 5, 2015 at 6:51

answered May 5, 2015 at 6:18

krzysiej

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Eric Griffin Over a year ago

Brilliant! I knew I was missing something. Thanks a million!

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