Sending payments with blockchain API

[coinableS]

Can someone help me understand why the send BTC blockchain api isn't working for me?

Nothing happens. The only errors I get is when I try to call the array for transaction id and it indicates nothing exists.

Code:

<?php

$guid="removed for obvious reasons";
$main_password="removed for obvious reasons";
$amount= "10000";
$address = "1M72Sfpbz1BPpXFHz9m3CdqATR44Jvaydd"; // seans outpost
$from = "1B95ndjwJG8VtiHVfoVHJwhUZ62VpnCxvr"; // a test wallet with a little BTC in it
$fee = "10000";
$note = "Donating to seansoutpost";

function makeDonation($url){
$decode = file_get_contents($url);
return json_decode($decode, true);
}

$donateURL = makeDonation('https://blockchain.info/merchant/$guid/payment?password=$main_password&to=$address&amount=$amount&from=$from&fee=$fee&note=$note');
$donateMsg = $donateURL["tx_hash"];

echo "Success transaction ID " .$donateMsg;
?>

I changed the json part a little and I took out the second password since I don't have a second password.
No idea what I'm missing here...

I'm working off of this:
https://blockchain.info/api/blockchain_wallet_api

Note there's an error on their list of variables. They list $to but there is no $to, it's $address according to their url.

[coinableS]

Oh yea
I even tried something super simple such as getting a balance and I'm getting no response. Do I have to get whitelisted to use their API?

Code:

Fetching the wallet balance

Fetch the balance of a wallet. This should be used as an estimate only and will include unconfirmed transactions and possibly double spends.

https://blockchain.info/merchant/$guid/balance?password=$main_password 

[PotatoPie]

Oh yea
I even tried something super simple such as getting a balance and I'm getting no response. Do I have to get whitelisted to use their API?

Code:

Fetching the wallet balance

Fetch the balance of a wallet. This should be used as an estimate only and will include unconfirmed transactions and possibly double spends.

https://blockchain.info/merchant/$guid/balance?password=$main_password 

It's probably something on your side, I didn't have to when I set the API up on my VPS. Are you trying this on a shared host?

[coinableS]

Oh yea
I even tried something super simple such as getting a balance and I'm getting no response. Do I have to get whitelisted to use their API?

Code:

Fetching the wallet balance

Fetch the balance of a wallet. This should be used as an estimate only and will include unconfirmed transactions and possibly double spends.

https://blockchain.info/merchant/$guid/balance?password=$main_password 

It's probably something on your side, I didn't have to when I set the API up on my VPS. Are you trying this on a shared host?

I'm using my web server, it's hossted similar to godaddy. I pay monthly it has been a decent service, been using them for ~10 years.
I have no issues calling the buy/sell APIs from bitstamp and btc-e, finex. This is the first time I've tried blockchain API...

I found an example on stackexchange as well and even that won't work...
I'm starting to think I need to request an API code (https://blockchain.info/api/api_create_code)

[coinableS]

Ok I requested and received my API key. Still I get nothing when I run it. No errors, just a blank page.
Not sure why I can't figure this out.    I think I'm going to try coinbase API instead

[PotatoPie]

Blockchain may have possibly blocked your IP with godaddy or godaddy may have possibly blocked blockchains IP.

[l1za]

Blockchain may have possibly blocked your IP with godaddy or godaddy may have possibly blocked blockchains IP.

How can one unblock your bitstamp account? Should we call customer support?