How can PHP be used to open a new tab when redirecting a URL?

When redirecting a URL using PHP, you can use the `header()` function to specify the new URL to redirect to. To open the new URL in a new tab, you can use JavaScript in conjunction with PHP. By including a script in the redirected page that uses `window.open()` function, you can achieve the desired behavior.

<?php
// Redirect to a new URL
header("Location: http://example.com/newpage.php");

// Include a script to open the new URL in a new tab
echo '<script>window.open("http://example.com/newpage.php", "_blank");</script>';
?>