How can individual form fields be targeted and styled dynamically during form validation in PHP?

When performing form validation in PHP, individual form fields can be targeted and styled dynamically by adding conditional classes based on the validation results. This can be achieved by checking the validation status of each field and adding appropriate classes to style them accordingly, such as adding a "valid" or "invalid" class. By dynamically styling the form fields based on their validation status, users can easily identify which fields need attention. 

<?php
// Validate form fields
$valid = true;
$errors = [];

if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    $username = $_POST["username"];
    $password = $_POST["password"];

    // Validate username
    if (empty($username)) {
        $valid = false;
        $errors["username"] = "Username is required";
    }

    // Validate password
    if (empty($password)) {
        $valid = false;
        $errors["password"] = "Password is required";
    }
}
?>

<form method="post">
    <input type="text" name="username" class="<?php echo isset($errors['username']) ? 'invalid' : ''; ?>" placeholder="Username">
    <?php if (isset($errors['username'])) {
        echo '<span class="error">' . $errors['username'] . '</span>';
    } ?>
    
    <input type="password" name="password" class="<?php echo isset($errors['password']) ? 'invalid' : ''; ?>" placeholder="Password">
    <?php if (isset($errors['password'])) {
        echo '<span class="error">' . $errors['password'] . '</span>';
    } ?>
    
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

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