What are the general best practices for installing and configuring PHP extensions like mailparse in a development environment?

When installing and configuring PHP extensions like mailparse in a development environment, it is best practice to use a package manager like PECL or Composer to easily install the extension. Once the extension is installed, you need to enable it in your php.ini configuration file by adding the extension directive. Finally, restart your web server to apply the changes.

// Install mailparse extension using PECL
pecl install mailparse

// Enable the extension in php.ini
extension=mailparse.so

// Restart your web server
sudo service apache2 restart