How can PHP be used to efficiently handle and display database entries in a forum setting?

To efficiently handle and display database entries in a forum setting using PHP, you can use SQL queries to retrieve the necessary information from the database and then loop through the results to display them in a structured format on the forum page. 

<?php
// Connect to the database
$connection = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "forum_database");

// Check connection
if ($connection->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $connection->connect_error);
}

// Retrieve forum posts from the database
$query = "SELECT * FROM forum_posts";
$result = $connection->query($query);

// Display forum posts
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "<div class='post'>";
        echo "<h2>" . $row['title'] . "</h2>";
        echo "<p>" . $row['content'] . "</p>";
        echo "<p>Posted by: " . $row['author'] . "</p>";
        echo "</div>";
    }
} else {
    echo "No posts found.";
}

// Close the database connection
$connection->close();
?>

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PHP database entries forum handling display

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