What are some common challenges faced when implementing a calendar feature in PHP, and how can the issue of incomplete date ranges, such as in the case of October, be addressed?

One common challenge when implementing a calendar feature in PHP is handling incomplete date ranges, such as the case of October having days missing. This can be addressed by dynamically determining the total number of days in the month and filling in the missing days with placeholders. 

// Get the current month and year
$currentMonth = date('m');
$currentYear = date('Y');

// Get the total number of days in the current month
$totalDays = cal_days_in_month(CAL_GREGORIAN, $currentMonth, $currentYear);

// Loop through the days of the month and display them
for ($day = 1; $day <= $totalDays; $day++) {
    // Display the day
    echo $day . "<br>";
}

// Fill in the missing days with placeholders
$missingDays = 31 - $totalDays;
for ($i = 0; $i < $missingDays; $i++) {
    // Display placeholders for missing days
    echo "X<br>";
}

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