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advanced patterns with PHP 8.1 and Composer Autoloading for Custom Namespaced Classes

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I'm trying to figure out I've encountered a strange issue with I'm working with an scenario with PHP 8.1 where my custom namespaced classes are not being autoloaded correctly using Composer. I have a project structure like this: ``` /my-project /src /MyNamespace MyClass.php composer.json ``` In `composer.json`, I've set up the autoload section as follows: ```json { "autoload": { "psr-4": { "MyNamespace\\": "src/MyNamespace/" } } } ``` After running `composer dump-autoload`, I try to instantiate `MyClass` like this: ```php require 'vendor/autoload.php'; use MyNamespace\MyClass; $instance = new MyClass(); ``` However, I am getting the behavior: ``` Fatal behavior: Uncaught behavior: Class 'MyNamespace\MyClass' not found ``` I’ve verified that `MyClass.php` contains the correct namespace declaration: ```php namespace MyNamespace; class MyClass { public function __construct() { echo "MyClass instantiated!"; } } ``` I've also checked the file permissions and the structure, and they seem correct. I even tried clearing the Composer cache by running `composer clear-cache`. Despite all of this, the behavior continues. Could there be an scenario with the namespace declaration or is there an additional step I might be missing to ensure the autoloading works correctly? Any insights would be appreciated! The stack includes Php and several other technologies. Am I missing something obvious?