How can PHP be integrated with JavaScript to create dynamic, real-time updates for time tracking functionalities in a web application?

To create dynamic, real-time updates for time tracking functionalities in a web application, PHP can be integrated with JavaScript using AJAX. This allows the web page to make asynchronous requests to the server, update the time tracking data without refreshing the entire page, and display real-time updates to the user.

<?php
// PHP code to retrieve time tracking data
$time_tracking_data = getTimeTrackingData();

// Output the time tracking data as JSON
echo json_encode($time_tracking_data);
?>