/**
    * _apiCall
    *
    * @access private
    * @access string  $path
    * @param  array   $get_args
    * @return mixed
    */
    private function _apiCall($path, $get_args = array()) {
        $get_string        = '';

        if (!$get_args) {
            $get_args = array();
        }

        $get_args['key'] = $this->getApiKey();

        foreach ($get_args as $key => $val) {
            $get_string .= '&'.$key.'='.rawurlencode($val);
        }

        $relative_url = $path.(strlen($get_string) ? '?'.trim($get_string, '&') : '');

        $response = @file_get_contents($this->getApiUrl().$relative_url);

        $data = json_decode($response, true);
        if ($data && is_array($data)) {
            if (isset($data['success']) && $data['success'] == false && isset($data['error'])) {
                error_log('Elophant API Error: '.$data['error']);
            } else {
                return $data;
            }
        } else {
            return $response;
        }
        return false;
    }