What are some best practices for implementing color changes to reserved seats in a PHP application?

When implementing color changes to reserved seats in a PHP application, it is best practice to use CSS classes to style the seats based on their reservation status. This allows for easy maintenance and customization of the colors in the future. By dynamically adding the appropriate CSS class to reserved seats, you can visually differentiate them from available seats.

```php
<?php
// Assuming $reservedSeats is an array of reserved seat numbers
foreach ($seats as $seat) {
    if (in_array($seat, $reservedSeats)) {
        echo '<div class="reserved-seat">' . $seat . '</div>';
    } else {
        echo '<div class="available-seat">' . $seat . '</div>';
    }
}
?>
```

In the above code snippet, we iterate over each seat and check if it is in the array of reserved seats. If it is, we add the CSS class "reserved-seat" to style it accordingly. Otherwise, we add the CSS class "available-seat" for available seats. This approach allows for easy styling of reserved seats using CSS.