How can PHP be used to efficiently handle and display data grouped by specific criteria in a web application?

To efficiently handle and display data grouped by specific criteria in a web application using PHP, you can use the `GROUP BY` clause in SQL queries to group data based on a specific column. You can then use PHP to loop through the grouped data and display it in a structured format on the web page. 

<?php
// Connect to the 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);
}

// Query to select data grouped by specific criteria
$sql = "SELECT category, COUNT(*) as total FROM products GROUP BY category";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

// Display grouped data
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "Category: " . $row["category"]. " - Total: " . $row["total"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}

$conn->close();
?>

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