Is it best practice to generate forms within while loops in PHP scripts?

Generating forms within while loops in PHP scripts is not considered best practice as it can lead to repetitive code and potential performance issues. Instead, it is recommended to separate the form generation logic from the loop and only generate the form once outside of the loop. This way, the form is created only once and the loop can focus on processing the data. 

// Example of generating a form outside of a while loop in PHP
<form action="process_form.php" method="post">
    <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Enter your name">
    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Enter your email">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

<?php
// Example of processing data within a while loop
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    // Process data from database
}
?>

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