Are there any recommended PHP functions or methods to handle URL building and query parameters?

When building URLs and handling query parameters in PHP, it's recommended to use the built-in `http_build_query()` function to construct query strings from arrays. This function takes an associative array of parameters and converts it into a URL-encoded query string. Additionally, you can use `http_build_url()` function to build complete URLs with query parameters.

// Example of using http_build_query() to construct query parameters
$params = array(
    'name' => 'John Doe',
    'age' => 30,
    'city' => 'New York'
);

$queryString = http_build_query($params);

echo 'https://example.com/api?' . $queryString;