What are common challenges when integrating external scripts like news scripts into a PHP website?

Common challenges when integrating external scripts like news scripts into a PHP website include ensuring compatibility with the existing codebase, handling potential conflicts with other scripts or plugins, and maintaining security by validating and sanitizing input data.

<?php
// Example of validating and sanitizing input data before integrating external news script
$news_title = isset($_POST['news_title']) ? filter_var($_POST['news_title'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING) : '';
$news_content = isset($_POST['news_content']) ? filter_var($_POST['news_content'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING) : '';

// Integrate external news script using the sanitized input data
include 'external_news_script.php';
?>