Are there any recommended PHP functions or libraries for efficiently managing and displaying a collection of images in a slideshow format?

To efficiently manage and display a collection of images in a slideshow format in PHP, you can utilize the "Slick" library which is a responsive carousel slider. This library provides a simple way to create a customizable slideshow with various options for navigation, autoplay, and more.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.css"/>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick-theme.css"/>
</head>
<body>

<div class="slider">
  <div><img src="image1.jpg" /></div>
  <div><img src="image2.jpg" /></div>
  <div><img src="image3.jpg" /></div>
</div>

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.min.js"></script>
<script>
  $(document).ready(function(){
    $('.slider').slick({
      autoplay: true,
      autoplaySpeed: 2000,
      dots: true,
      arrows: false
    });
  });
</script>

</body>
</html>