How does browser cache settings affect the retention of form input data when using PHP files?

Browser cache settings can affect the retention of form input data when using PHP files because if the browser caches a page, it may not request the PHP file again, leading to outdated or missing form input data. To solve this issue, you can prevent caching of the PHP file by sending appropriate headers to the browser to disable caching. 

<?php
// Prevent caching of PHP file
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"); // HTTP 1.1.
header("Pragma: no-cache"); // HTTP 1.0.
header("Expires: 0"); // Proxies.
?>

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