What are common pitfalls when serializing PHP objects for later use?

Common pitfalls when serializing PHP objects for later use include not properly handling object references, private or protected properties, and objects with circular references. To avoid these issues, you can implement the Serializable interface in your PHP class and define the `serialize()` and `unserialize()` methods to customize the serialization process. 

class MyClass implements Serializable {
    private $data;

    public function __construct($data) {
        $this->data = $data;
    }

    public function serialize() {
        return serialize($this->data);
    }

    public function unserialize($data) {
        $this->data = unserialize($data);
    }
}

// Usage
$obj = new MyClass('Hello World');
$serialized = serialize($obj);
$unserialized = unserialize($serialized);

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