Are there any alternative methods for statically including files in PHP to avoid path problems?

When including files in PHP using relative paths, there can be issues with the path being incorrect depending on where the script is being executed from. To avoid these problems, an alternative method is to use the `__DIR__` magic constant which gives the absolute path of the directory of the current script. This way, you can include files using absolute paths instead of relative paths.

include __DIR__ . '/path/to/file.php';