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Is it necessary to have base64_encode

I'm using the following tutorial to upload an image to imgur. I want to know whether it's necessary to have base64_encode when sending the data.

Here's a small code snippet:

$img=$_FILES['img'];
$filename = $img['tmp_name'];
$data = fread($handle, filesize($filename));
$pvars = array('image' => base64_encode($data)); // Here's the base64_encode
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $pvars);

Is it necessary to have base64_encode and why?

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Solution

  • According to the Imgur documentation, there are alternative methods.

    enter image description here

    So, to answer your question, no it is not required as long as it is one of the other two supported options.