Are there any best practices or recommended libraries for managing nested categories in PHP, similar to the DB_NestedSet package?

When managing nested categories in PHP, it is important to use a hierarchical data structure like the Nested Set model to efficiently store and retrieve nested categories. One recommended library for managing nested categories in PHP is the Laravel Nested Set package, which provides a fluent API for working with nested sets. 

// Example code using Laravel Nested Set package to manage nested categories

use Kalnoy\Nestedset\NodeTrait;

class Category extends Model
{
    use NodeTrait;

    protected $fillable = ['name', '_lft', '_rgt', 'parent_id'];

    // Define relationships
    public function parent()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo(Category::class, 'parent_id');
    }

    public function children()
    {
        return $this->hasMany(Category::class, 'parent_id');
    }
}

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