How can one troubleshoot and debug PHP scripts that are not retrieving all expected data from a database?

To troubleshoot and debug PHP scripts that are not retrieving all expected data from a database, you can start by checking the SQL query to ensure it is correctly fetching the data. You can also echo out the query result to see if the data is being retrieved properly. Additionally, check for any errors in the PHP code that may be preventing the data from being displayed. 

// Example PHP code snippet to troubleshoot and debug database retrieval issue

// Make sure your database connection is established
$connection = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'username', 'password', 'database');

// Check if the connection is successful
if (!$connection) {
    die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}

// Select the data from the database
$query = "SELECT * FROM table_name";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

// Check if the query was successful
if (!$result) {
    die("Query failed: " . mysqli_error($connection));
}

// Loop through the results and display the data
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    echo $row['column_name'] . "<br>";
}

// Close the database connection
mysqli_close($connection);

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PHP debugging database data retrieval troubleshooting

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