What are the potential pitfalls of using exit or die statements in PHP scripts?

Using exit or die statements in PHP scripts can make debugging and maintenance more difficult, as it abruptly stops the script execution without giving any indication of what went wrong. Instead of using exit or die, it is recommended to handle errors gracefully by using try-catch blocks or error handling functions to log errors and provide meaningful error messages to users. 

try {
    // Your PHP code here
} catch (Exception $e) {
    error_log('An error occurred: ' . $e->getMessage());
    // Display a user-friendly error message
    echo 'An error occurred. Please try again later.';
}

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