How can PHP sessions be used to track file upload progress and what are the limitations of this approach?

To track file upload progress using PHP sessions, you can store the progress in a session variable and update it as the file is being uploaded. This allows you to display the progress to the user in real-time. However, this approach has limitations such as not being able to accurately track progress for large files or multiple simultaneous uploads due to PHP session locking. 

session_start();

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' && isset($_FILES['file'])) {
    $file = $_FILES['file'];
    
    // Check for file upload errors
    
    $uploadProgress = 0;
    
    if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], 'uploads/' . $file['name'])) {
        // File uploaded successfully
    } else {
        // Handle upload error
    }
    
    $_SESSION['upload_progress'] = $uploadProgress;
}

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