How can PHP developers handle the absence of the intl extension in their hosting environment for multilingual date formatting?

When the intl extension is not available in the hosting environment, PHP developers can use the `strftime` function to handle multilingual date formatting. This function allows developers to format dates according to the locale set in the system. By setting the locale using `setlocale`, developers can achieve multilingual date formatting without relying on the intl extension. 

// Set the locale for multilingual date formatting
setlocale(LC_TIME, 'fr_FR.utf8'); // Set to French locale for example

// Format the date using strftime
$date = strftime('%A %d %B %Y', strtotime('2022-01-01'));

echo $date; // Output: samedi 01 janvier 2022

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