What are best practices for handling file uploads in PHP to avoid errors like the one mentioned in the forum thread?

The issue mentioned in the forum thread is likely related to not setting the correct permissions on the upload directory or not validating the file type before processing the upload. To avoid errors like this, it's important to ensure that the upload directory has the correct permissions set and to validate the file type before allowing the upload to proceed. 

<?php
$uploadDir = 'uploads/';
$allowedTypes = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png'];
$maxFileSize = 5 * 1024 * 1024; // 5MB

if ($_FILES['file']['error'] === UPLOAD_ERR_OK) {
    if (in_array($_FILES['file']['type'], $allowedTypes) && $_FILES['file']['size'] <= $maxFileSize) {
        $uploadPath = $uploadDir . basename($_FILES['file']['name']);
        if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $uploadPath)) {
            echo "File uploaded successfully.";
        } else {
            echo "Error uploading file.";
        }
    } else {
        echo "Invalid file type or size.";
    }
} else {
    echo "File upload error: " . $_FILES['file']['error'];
}
?>

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