What changes were made in PHP versions after 5.0.0 that impact error reporting and handling, particularly in relation to E_STRICT?

In PHP versions after 5.0.0, the E_STRICT error reporting level was introduced to provide recommendations for writing better code. To handle E_STRICT errors, you can adjust the error reporting level in your PHP configuration or code to exclude E_STRICT errors.

// Adjust error reporting to exclude E_STRICT errors
error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_STRICT);