Facebook photo feed - facebook

I was using FB api to post photos to my fanpage's news feed (http://www.facebook.com/MyApp/photos_stream), but from some time it stopped posting it to news feed and it just uploaded photos to some album (http://www.facebook.com/MyApp/photos).
This is the api command I was using before and after it was working, nothing has changed on my side.
$result = $facebook->api('/123456789/photos', 'post', $attrs);
So the question is, how to post photos to fanpage wall (timeline) properly and why it stopped working by itself?
Thanks

I had the same problem a few times ago.
In fact it was working but you have to go to your photo folder and accept the uploaded image.
In the album Facebook will show you a panel saying you have to approve those photos.
By doing this Facebook will publish the images on the timeline.
I know this is very annoying but I didn't find a better solution (I think Facebook has added a new security to avoid some abuses).
EDIT:
Look at the Facebook documentation.
You can post photos to a Page's Wall by issuing an HTTP POST request
to PAGE_ID/photos with the publish_stream and manage_pages permissions
and the following parameters.
Make sure you are using those two permissions and that your parameters are correct.

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In Manage Permission page,
Check
Posting Ability:
1> Everyone can post to <> timeline
2> Everyone can add photos and videos to <> timeline
Also take a username for your fan page to refer your user in a easier way.
Update
You have to create an facebook application for the requirement.
Following three links may help you -
1> Posting a photo to Facebook fan page as user. iOS Facebook SDK 3.1
2> https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/page/#photos
3> http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/publishing/
Actually, the publish_stream and manage_pages permissions are important.
Thanks

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