How do I save the google image map API picture to my server

Question

Is it possible to save the google map image API as an image to my server?

Background: Google map image API is generating an image of the desired loc

Answer 1

This is really easy

just use

if(@copy('http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=15719%20OAKLEAF%20RUN%20DRIVE,LITHIA,FL,33547,US&zoom=8&size=150x100&markers=color%3ablue%7Clabel%3aS%7C11211&sensor=false', '/where-u-want-to-save/your-given-name.png')){
echo "image-saved";
}else{
echo "failed"; }

image always returns as png format you may give image a unique name by lat lng value or using php time() function