Google Maps v3, error message "Google is undefined"

Question

I am getting errors on my site just trying to implement the basic "Hello world" application:

<div id="map"></div> 

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=true"></script>

$(document).ready(function () {
    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), myOptions);
});

The error I get is:

'Uncaught ReferenceError: google is not defined'

How do I fix this problem?

Answer 1

Your source is wrong, I also suggest specifing the exact version you want to load:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=true"></script>

That should help.