How can undefined index errors in PHP be avoided, and what are the best practices for handling such errors?

To avoid undefined index errors in PHP, you can use the isset() function to check if an array key exists before accessing it. This helps prevent errors when trying to access array elements that do not exist. Additionally, you can use the null coalescing operator (??) to provide a default value if the index is not set. 

```php
// Avoiding undefined index errors in PHP
if(isset($_POST['username'])){
    $username = $_POST['username'];
} else {
    $username = "default_username";
}
```

In this example, we check if the 'username' index is set in the $_POST array before trying to access it. If it is set, we assign its value to the $username variable; otherwise, we assign a default value of "default_username".

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undefined index error handling isset function array_key_exists function error suppression

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