403 Error - sometimes

[Mendel]

Below are two URLS one works in a PHP script and the other doesn't. Can someone tell me what I am missing?

I thought it might be that my server is restricting access to the IP but that does not appear to be the case. (However, if there is a list of IPs I should white-list - please let me know)


This URL works in browser address bar and within a PHP script:

http://www.goodreads.com/search.xml?k...

This URL works in the browser address bar BUT NOT in a PHP script:

http://www.goodreads.com/api/author_u... cassidy?&format=xml&key=zjytz

[Jeff]

There's a space in your URL between "dakota" and "cassidy". I think you might need to explicitly escape the space as "%20"

[Mendel]

The example I based this on did not escape the space, but you are correct - that is what was needed. I guess working during the holidays numbs the brain.

Thanks for your help @jeff