What are the potential pitfalls of using Eclipse IDE for running PHP Unit tests in terms of code coverage results?

One potential pitfall of using Eclipse IDE for running PHP Unit tests in terms of code coverage results is that the code coverage results may not be accurate due to the way Eclipse handles code coverage analysis. To solve this issue, it is recommended to use a dedicated code coverage tool such as Xdebug in conjunction with Eclipse for more accurate results. 

// Example code snippet using Xdebug for code coverage analysis
// Install Xdebug extension in PHP and configure it in php.ini file

// Enable code coverage in PHPUnit configuration file
<phpunit>
    <logging>
        <log type="coverage-html" target="coverage" charset="UTF-8" yui="true" highlight="false" lowUpperBound="50" highLowerBound="80"/>
    </logging>
</phpunit>

// Run PHPUnit tests with code coverage enabled
phpunit --coverage-html coverage/ tests/

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