How can PHP developers ensure data integrity and accuracy when performing calculations on database data?

To ensure data integrity and accuracy when performing calculations on database data, PHP developers can use prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks and validate user input to ensure only valid data is used in calculations. Additionally, developers should handle errors and exceptions properly to avoid unexpected results. 

// Example PHP code snippet to ensure data integrity and accuracy when performing calculations on database data

// Assuming $db is the database connection object

// Using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
$stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $id);
$stmt->execute();
$result = $stmt->get_result();
$row = $result->fetch_assoc();

// Validating user input
if (is_numeric($row['value'])) {
    $calculation = $row['value'] * 2;
    echo $calculation;
} else {
    echo "Invalid data for calculation";
}

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PHP data integrity accuracy calculations database data

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