What are some best practices for integrating Imageshack API with PHP for uploading and retrieving images?

When integrating Imageshack API with PHP for uploading and retrieving images, it is important to follow best practices to ensure a smooth and efficient process. One key practice is to properly authenticate your API requests using the required credentials. Additionally, make sure to handle errors gracefully and validate user input to prevent any security vulnerabilities.

// Example code for uploading an image using Imageshack API with PHP

$api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
$api_secret = 'YOUR_API_SECRET';
$access_token = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';

$image_path = '/path/to/your/image.jpg';

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.imageshack.com/v2/images');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, [
    'file' => new CURLFile($image_path),
    'api_key' => $api_key,
    'access_token' => $access_token
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);

if ($result['status_code'] == 200) {
    echo 'Image uploaded successfully!';
    echo 'Image URL: ' . $result['result']['images'][0]['direct_link'];
} else {
    echo 'Error uploading image: ' . $result['error']['message'];
}