How can JavaScript be used to update a progress bar based on PHP output?

When using PHP to process a task that involves progress tracking, you can output the progress status from PHP and use JavaScript to update a progress bar on the front end. One way to achieve this is by using AJAX to periodically fetch the progress status from PHP and update the progress bar accordingly. 

```php
<?php
// Simulate a task with progress updates
$total = 100;
for ($i = 1; $i <= $total; $i++) {
    // Perform task
    // Calculate progress percentage
    $progress = round(($i / $total) * 100);
    
    // Output progress status
    echo json_encode(['progress' => $progress]);
    flush();
    ob_flush();
    sleep(1); // Simulate processing time
}
?>
```

In the above PHP code snippet, we simulate a task with progress updates by outputting the progress status as JSON. This progress status can be fetched using AJAX in JavaScript to update a progress bar on the front end. Remember to replace the task simulation with your actual task processing logic.

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