How can one ensure that CAPTCHA challenges are handled appropriately when automating form submissions in PHP?

When automating form submissions in PHP, CAPTCHA challenges can be handled appropriately by integrating a CAPTCHA solving service API, such as Google reCAPTCHA, into the form submission process. This API can validate the CAPTCHA response before allowing the form to be submitted, ensuring that only legitimate users can submit the form. 

// Code snippet using Google reCAPTCHA API to handle CAPTCHA challenges

// Verify the CAPTCHA response using Google reCAPTCHA API
$recaptcha_secret = 'YOUR_RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY';
$recaptcha_response = $_POST['g-recaptcha-response'];

$recaptcha_url = 'https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify';
$recaptcha_data = [
    'secret' => $recaptcha_secret,
    'response' => $recaptcha_response
];

$recaptcha_options = [
    'http' => [
        'method' => 'POST',
        'content' => http_build_query($recaptcha_data)
    ]
];

$recaptcha_context = stream_context_create($recaptcha_options);
$recaptcha_result = file_get_contents($recaptcha_url, false, $recaptcha_context);
$recaptcha_response_data = json_decode($recaptcha_result);

if (!$recaptcha_response_data->success) {
    die('CAPTCHA verification failed. Please try again.');
}

// CAPTCHA verification successful, continue with form submission
// Process form data here

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