citywide440

I have no ideal what to do with it - I dont know what program to type it into or run it with

They sent me my Secret Key but I need to generate a authentication key - Not sure how to create one // Example PHP code to generate auth_key for purchase request $auth_key = sha1($secret_key . $account_id . $image_id);

Im trying to work with a Companies API Program - I have never done any coding or used PHP before - Im currently stuck at how do I create the authentication code What program should I use ? How do i do it ? - I have all the info it requests Secret key, account id and image id but I have no ideal what to do with it. Im currently stuck and really need help with this. Below is exactly what is listed on there site - Thanks in Advance PurchaseOnce you have funded your API account you will be able to download full resolution un-watermarked images. Purchasing images requires an authentication key to be passed with each request. The authentication key is generated using the secret key provided and is a combination of the secret key, your account ID and the image ID the user is purchasing. The authentication key is the SHA-1 hash (40 character hexadecimal) of those three data elements. // Example PHP code to generate auth_key for purchase request $auth_key = sha1($secret_key . $account_id . $image_id); The auth_key that is generated needs to be passed with the purchase request. To purchase an image, include the image ID, Size Code and the authentication key. api.bigstockphoto.com/2/[account id]/purchase?image_id=[image id]&size_code=&auth_key=[auth_key] If the purchase is approved, a download ID will be returned which can then be used to download the image file. {"response_code":200, "message":"success", "data":{ "currency_amount":2.99, "currency_code":"USD", "download_id":724111049} }