What best practices should be followed when handling localization and Lazy initialization in PHP applications?

When handling localization and lazy initialization in PHP applications, it is important to separate the localization strings from the code to make it easier to maintain and update translations. Lazy initialization can help improve performance by delaying the creation of objects or resources until they are actually needed. 

// Example of handling localization and lazy initialization in PHP

// Localization
$translations = [
    'en' => [
        'hello' => 'Hello',
        'goodbye' => 'Goodbye'
    ],
    'fr' => [
        'hello' => 'Bonjour',
        'goodbye' => 'Au revoir'
    ]
];

$language = 'en'; // Set the language

// Lazy initialization
function lazyInitObject()
{
    static $object = null;
    
    if ($object === null) {
        $object = new SomeObject();
    }
    
    return $object;
}

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localization lazy initialization PHP applications error handling best practices

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