How can PHP scripts be optimized to handle varying numbers of forum posts, such as those fluctuating between 976 and 532, without premature termination?

To optimize PHP scripts to handle varying numbers of forum posts without premature termination, you can implement pagination to limit the number of posts fetched and displayed at a time. This way, the script will only need to process a smaller subset of posts at once, improving performance and preventing premature termination. 

// Example PHP code snippet implementing pagination for forum posts

// Define the number of posts to display per page
$postsPerPage = 10;

// Calculate the total number of pages based on the total number of forum posts
$totalPosts = 976; // or any fluctuating number
$totalPages = ceil($totalPosts / $postsPerPage);

// Get the current page number from the URL query parameter
$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : 1;

// Calculate the starting post index based on the current page
$start = ($page - 1) * $postsPerPage;

// Query the database for posts within the current page range
$query = "SELECT * FROM forum_posts LIMIT $start, $postsPerPage";
// Execute the query and display the posts

// Display pagination links to navigate between pages
for ($i = 1; $i <= $totalPages; $i++) {
    echo "<a href='forum.php?page=$i'>$i</a> ";
}

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PHP optimization forum posts scalability premature termination

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