What are the best practices for handling NULL values in PHP database fields?

Handling NULL values in PHP database fields involves checking for NULL values before performing any operations on the data. One common approach is to use conditional statements to handle NULL values appropriately, such as setting default values or skipping operations if the value is NULL. 

// Example code snippet for handling NULL values in a PHP database query
$query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE column IS NOT NULL";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

if(mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
    while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
        // Handle non-NULL values
    }
} else {
    // Handle case where all values are NULL
}

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