How can I efficiently manage and organize uploaded files in a PHP application?

To efficiently manage and organize uploaded files in a PHP application, you can create a folder structure based on categories or user IDs and store the uploaded files accordingly. You can also rename the files to prevent duplicates and store the file paths in a database for easy retrieval. Additionally, you can implement file validation to ensure only allowed file types are uploaded. 

// Sample code to handle file upload and organization
$uploadDir = 'uploads/';
$userId = 123; // Example user ID

if (!file_exists($uploadDir . $userId)) {
    mkdir($uploadDir . $userId, 0777, true);
}

$fileName = uniqid() . '_' . $_FILES['file']['name'];
$filePath = $uploadDir . $userId . '/' . $fileName;

if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $filePath)) {
    // Store $filePath in database for easy retrieval
    echo 'File uploaded successfully.';
} else {
    echo 'Error uploading file.';
}

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