How can one ensure that the attachment path is correctly specified when using PHPMailer in PHP?

When specifying the attachment path in PHPMailer, it is important to provide the full server path to the file rather than a relative path. This ensures that PHPMailer can locate the file correctly and attach it to the email. One way to ensure the attachment path is correctly specified is to use the PHP `realpath()` function to get the full server path of the file. 

// Get the full server path of the file
$attachment_path = realpath('path/to/attachment/file.pdf');

// Check if the file exists
if (file_exists($attachment_path)) {
    // Attach the file to the email
    $mail->addAttachment($attachment_path);
} else {
    echo 'File not found';
}

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