How can you set SQL variables using PHP scripts?

To set SQL variables using PHP scripts, you can use prepared statements with placeholders for the variables. This helps prevent SQL injection attacks and ensures the variables are properly escaped. You can bind the variables to the placeholders before executing the query to set their values. 

// Establish a connection to the database
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Prepare a SQL statement with placeholders for variables
$stmt = $conn->prepare("UPDATE table_name SET column_name = ? WHERE id = ?");

// Bind the variables to the placeholders
$stmt->bind_param("si", $variable1, $variable2);

// Set the values of the variables
$variable1 = "new_value";
$variable2 = 1;

// Execute the query
$stmt->execute();

// Close the statement and connection
$stmt->close();
$conn->close();

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