What best practices should be followed to avoid header-related errors when working with PHP scripts like pafiledb?

To avoid header-related errors when working with PHP scripts like pafiledb, ensure that no output is sent to the browser before calling functions like header(). This can be achieved by placing all header-related code at the beginning of the script, before any HTML or whitespace.

<?php
ob_start(); // Start output buffering

// Place header-related code here
header('Content-Type: text/html');

// Rest of the PHP script goes here

ob_end_flush(); // Flush output buffer
?>