How can output buffers in PHP impact the use of exit or die statements?

Output buffers in PHP can impact the use of exit or die statements because if output buffering is active, calling exit or die will not immediately terminate the script. Instead, the output buffer will be flushed before the script ends. To ensure that exit or die statements work as expected, you can use ob_end_clean() to clear the output buffer before calling exit or die.

ob_start();

// Some code that generates output

if ($condition) {
    // Clear the output buffer
    ob_end_clean();
    exit("Exiting the script");
}

// More code

ob_end_flush();