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How can PHP developers effectively handle errors and debug SQL queries, as demonstrated in the forum discussion?

To effectively handle errors and debug SQL queries in PHP, developers can utilize try-catch blocks to catch exceptions and display error messages. Additionally, developers can use functions like mysqli_error() to retrieve detailed error information from the database. Debugging SQL queries can be done by echoing or logging the queries before execution to ensure they are formatted correctly.

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try {
    // Your SQL query here
    $result = mysqli_query($connection, "SELECT * FROM table");
    
    // Check for errors
    if (!$result) {
        throw new Exception(mysqli_error($connection));
    }
    
    // Process the query result
    while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
        // Do something with the data
    }
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

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