How can PHP developers ensure that serialized data is properly unserialized and formatted for output?

To ensure that serialized data is properly unserialized and formatted for output, PHP developers can use the `unserialize()` function to deserialize the data and then use functions like `print_r()` or `var_dump()` to properly format the output for debugging or display purposes. 

$serialized_data = 'a:2:{s:4:"name";s:5:"Alice";s:3:"age";i:30;}';
$unserialized_data = unserialize($serialized_data);

print_r($unserialized_data);

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