How can PHP be used to dynamically update website content without the need for manual FTP uploads?

To dynamically update website content without manual FTP uploads, PHP can be used to retrieve data from a database or external source and display it on the website in real-time. This allows for content to be updated without the need to manually edit files and upload them via FTP.

<?php
// Connect to database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

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

// Retrieve data from database
$sql = "SELECT content FROM website_content WHERE id = 1";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    // Output data
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo $row["content"];
    }
} else {
    echo "No content found";
}

$conn->close();
?>