How can PHP be used to embed a PDF file within an iframe on a website?

To embed a PDF file within an iframe on a website using PHP, you can use the "file_get_contents" function to read the PDF file and then base64 encode it to display it within the iframe. This allows you to embed the PDF file directly into the webpage without the need for external plugins or viewers.

<?php
$filename = 'example.pdf';
$base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents($filename));
echo '<iframe src="data:application/pdf;base64,'.$base64.'" width="100%" height="600px"></iframe>';
?>