What are the best practices for cleaning up old and unnecessary files in a PHP project?

Over time, PHP projects can accumulate old and unnecessary files that clutter the project directory and make maintenance more difficult. To clean up these files, it's important to identify and remove any unused or outdated files. This can be done manually by reviewing the project directory and deleting unnecessary files or by using a script to automate the process. 

// Example PHP script to clean up old and unnecessary files in a project directory

$directory = '/path/to/project'; // Specify the project directory

$files = scandir($directory); // Get list of files in the directory

foreach ($files as $file) {
    if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
        // Check if the file is unnecessary and delete it
        if (/* condition to identify unnecessary files */) {
            unlink($directory . '/' . $file);
            echo "Deleted file: $file\n";
        }
    }
}

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