What potential pitfalls should be considered when integrating PHP scripts into a CMS for user management?

One potential pitfall when integrating PHP scripts into a CMS for user management is the risk of conflicting functions or variables between the CMS and the PHP scripts. To avoid this issue, it is important to properly namespace your PHP functions and variables to prevent collisions with the CMS's codebase.

// Example of namespacing PHP functions and variables to prevent conflicts
namespace MyCustomUserManagement;

function createUser($username, $password) {
    // Implementation of user creation logic
}

function updateUser($userId, $newData) {
    // Implementation of user update logic
}

// Example of calling the namespaced functions
MyCustomUserManagement\createUser('john_doe', 'password123');
MyCustomUserManagement\updateUser(123, ['email' => 'john_doe@example.com']);