On Aug 21, 10:31 am, Chuck Bevitt <[email protected]> wrote: > To use google static maps requires obtaining an API key that is > registered for the domain. This statement sounds like a complete > explanation, but just how does that work? How does google 'see' the > domain when the URL is embedded in a web page that is executing in a > user's browser out in the internet? > > Looking at it step by step: > > - Suppose I have a web server atwww.MyServer.com. > - A user in the internet browses tohttp://www.MyServer.com/MyPage.aspx. > - My web server sends the page to the user's browser. > - The user's browser begins rendering the page and discovers an image > tab with a URL like:http://maps.google.com/staticmap?... > - The user's browser opens a new TCP/IP connection to maps.google.com > and requests the URL. > > Now, how does google see that the request originating from the user's > browser is part of a page fromwww.MyServer.com?Do browsers include > the page URL as part of the HTTP request to get the contents for the > image?
Yes. http://requestheaders.com/ from: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&rls=gm&q=http%20request%20headers > > Hopefully understanding EXACTLY how it works will avoid embarrassing > FORBIDDEN messages. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
