How can PHP developers ensure proper error handling and messaging to troubleshoot issues like empty pages or unexpected behavior in their scripts?

To ensure proper error handling and messaging in PHP scripts, developers can use functions like error_reporting, ini_set, and set_error_handler to control how errors are displayed and logged. They can also use try-catch blocks to catch exceptions and provide custom error messages for specific scenarios. 

// Set error reporting level
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

// Custom error handler function
function customErrorHandler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
    echo "<b>Error:</b> [$errno] $errstr<br>";
    echo "Error on line $errline in $errfile<br>";
}

// Set custom error handler
set_error_handler("customErrorHandler");

// Example code that may produce errors
$var = 5;
echo $var / 0; // Division by zero error

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