In the context of PHP, what steps can be taken to ensure that methods are properly called on objects to prevent fatal errors like the one mentioned in the forum thread?

To prevent fatal errors when calling methods on objects in PHP, it is important to first check if the object is instantiated before calling the method. This can be done using the `isset()` function to verify if the object exists. Additionally, it is good practice to use the `method_exists()` function to check if the method being called actually exists in the object. 

// Check if the object is instantiated before calling the method
if(isset($object)) {
    // Check if the method exists before calling it
    if(method_exists($object, 'methodName')) {
        $object->methodName();
    } else {
        // Handle the case where the method does not exist
        echo "Method does not exist";
    }
} else {
    // Handle the case where the object is not instantiated
    echo "Object is not instantiated";
}

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PHP object-oriented programming fatal errors method invocation error handling

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