How can JavaScript be used to intercept the ENTER key press and prevent form submission in PHP?

To intercept the ENTER key press and prevent form submission in PHP, you can use JavaScript to capture the key press event and prevent the default form submission behavior. This can be achieved by adding an event listener to the form element for the keypress event, checking if the ENTER key was pressed, and calling preventDefault() on the event object to stop the form submission. 

<form id="myForm" action="submit.php" method="post">
  <input type="text" name="inputField">
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

<script>
  document.getElementById('myForm').addEventListener('keypress', function(e) {
    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
      e.preventDefault();
    }
  });
</script>

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