How can a self-taught programmer ensure cleaner and more efficient results when building applications with PHP?

To ensure cleaner and more efficient results when building applications with PHP, a self-taught programmer can follow best practices such as organizing code into functions, using proper naming conventions, commenting code for clarity, and optimizing performance by avoiding unnecessary loops or database queries. 

// Example of organizing code into functions and using proper naming conventions
function calculateTotal($price, $quantity) {
    return $price * $quantity;
}

$total = calculateTotal(10, 5);
echo "Total: $" . $total;

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PHP programming efficiency optimization self-taught

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