How can PHP developers ensure cross-browser compatibility when implementing a feature to copy text to the clipboard?

To ensure cross-browser compatibility when implementing a feature to copy text to the clipboard in PHP, developers can use a combination of JavaScript and PHP. By utilizing the exec() function in PHP to run a JavaScript code snippet that copies the text to the clipboard, developers can ensure that the feature works across different browsers. 

<?php
$text_to_copy = "Hello, world!";
$js_code = "<script>function copyToClipboard(text) {
                var dummy = document.createElement('textarea');
                document.body.appendChild(dummy);
                dummy.value = text;
                dummy.select();
                document.execCommand('copy');
                document.body.removeChild(dummy);
              }
              copyToClipboard('$text_to_copy');</script>";

exec("echo '$js_code' | pbcopy");
?>

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PHP cross-browser compatibility clipboard JavaScript exec()

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