How can the optimization problem described in the thread be approached in a more efficient way using PHP?

The optimization problem described involves finding the maximum sum of a subarray within a given array. This can be efficiently solved using Kadane's algorithm in PHP.

function maxSubArraySum($arr) {
    $maxSum = $arr[0];
    $currentSum = $arr[0];

    for ($i = 1; $i < count($arr); $i++) {
        $currentSum = max($arr[$i], $currentSum + $arr[$i]);
        $maxSum = max($maxSum, $currentSum);
    }

    return $maxSum;
}

// Example usage
$arr = [-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4];
echo maxSubArraySum($arr); // Output: 6