How does PHP handle case sensitivity in variables and queries, and how can this impact database operations?

PHP is case-sensitive when it comes to variables and queries. This means that variables must be referenced with the exact same casing throughout the code. In database operations, this can impact the retrieval or manipulation of data if the column names in the database do not match the case of the variables used in the PHP code. To avoid issues, always ensure consistency in casing when referencing variables and column names in queries. 

<?php
// Example of using consistent casing in PHP variables and SQL queries
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
  die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// SQL query with consistent casing
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests";

$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
  // output data of each row
  while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["firstname"]. " " . $row["lastname"]. "<br>";
  }
} else {
  echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?>

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