How can cookies be utilized to address the problem of default CSS loading in PHP after a user clicks a link?

When a user clicks a link in PHP, the default CSS may not load properly due to the page refresh. To address this issue, cookies can be utilized to store the CSS file path and then retrieve it after the page refresh. By setting a cookie with the CSS file path when the user clicks a link, the CSS can be dynamically loaded on the refreshed page. 

// Check if a CSS file path is set in the cookie
if(isset($_COOKIE['css_path'])){
    echo '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'.$_COOKIE['css_path'].'">';
}

// Set the CSS file path in a cookie when a link is clicked
if(isset($_GET['css'])){
    $css_path = $_GET['css'];
    setcookie('css_path', $css_path, time() + 3600, '/');
}

// Example link that sets the CSS file path in the cookie
echo '<a href="?css=styles.css">Load Styles.css</a>';

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