How can different user groups in a PHP form be granted access to specific fields for reading and editing?

To grant different user groups access to specific fields in a PHP form for reading and editing, you can implement role-based access control. This involves checking the user's role when rendering the form and conditionally displaying or enabling fields based on their role. You can store user roles in a database or session variable and use conditional statements to control field access. 

<?php
// Check user role
$userRole = 'admin'; // Example user role, can be fetched from database or session

// Define form fields
$fields = [
    'name' => ['read' => true, 'edit' => true],
    'email' => ['read' => true, 'edit' => false],
    'phone' => ['read' => false, 'edit' => false]
];

// Render form fields based on user role
foreach ($fields as $fieldName => $permissions) {
    if ($permissions['read'] && ($userRole == 'admin' || $userRole == 'editor')) {
        echo "<label>$fieldName:</label>";
        echo "<input type='text' name='$fieldName' value='' ";
        if ($permissions['edit'] && $userRole == 'admin') {
            echo "readonly";
        }
        echo "><br>";
    }
}
?>

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PHP user groups access control form fields editing

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