How can the user limit the number of search results displayed in a PHP script effectively?

To limit the number of search results displayed in a PHP script, the user can use the SQL LIMIT clause in their database query. By specifying a limit in the query, the user can control the number of results returned. This can help improve performance and prevent overwhelming the user with too many results.

// Example code to limit the number of search results displayed
$search_query = "SELECT * FROM table_name LIMIT 10"; // Limiting to 10 results
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $search_query);

// Displaying the search results
if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
    while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
        // Display search results here
    }
} else {
    echo "No results found.";
}