Switching from WMS/Yahoo to Google layer hides all controls

[ramesbab]

I have Websphere server where i am trying to deploy my war content. and i have 2-3 map layers and one of them is google. on switching the layer to google all my controls are getting hidden. i can only see google map, and all controls just stays behind. all sample html files run fine in my laptop, but i see this problem only on the server.

[ahocevar]

This usually happens when you have an invalid GMaps API key. When loading the page, do you get an error message complaining about the GMaps API key?

[ramesbab]

google layer problem

[ramesbab]

i get gmap key alert. but this was not the case before. i used to get this alert early and on clicking ok, i was able to use OL controls. now all the controls hidden behind Google map. attached the snap shot of the same.

[ahocevar]

You have to use a valid API key. OpenLayers cannot guarantee the Google Layer to work if you don't fulfill Google's requirements.

[ramesbab]

ok thanks, let me test after getting the key.....

[ramesbab]

ok its confirmed, unless otherwise we have proper google key or we are running on local host. we cannot use it outside, and this is done lately.

[ahocevar]

With trunk or the upcoming 2.10 release, you can use the GMaps V3 API, which does not require an API key.