What are the potential pitfalls when working with multipart MIME types in PHP?

When working with multipart MIME types in PHP, potential pitfalls include parsing and handling the different parts of the message correctly, ensuring proper encoding and decoding of the data, and managing attachments or embedded content. To avoid these pitfalls, it is important to use libraries or built-in functions that handle MIME types properly, such as PHPMailer or the built-in `mailparse` extension. 

// Example of using PHPMailer to handle multipart MIME types
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;

// Load Composer's autoloader
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

// Create a new PHPMailer instance
$mail = new PHPMailer();

// Set the message content as multipart
$mail->isHTML(true);

// Add attachments or embedded content if needed
$mail->addAttachment('path/to/file.pdf');

// Send the email
if ($mail->send()) {
    echo 'Email sent successfully';
} else {
    echo 'Email could not be sent.';
}

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multipart MIME types PHP parsing Content-Type boundary

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