What are some alternative approaches to achieving the desired outcome of inserting file links into form fields in PHP?

One alternative approach to achieving the desired outcome of inserting file links into form fields in PHP is to use a file upload functionality combined with storing the file path in a database. This way, when displaying the form fields, you can retrieve the file path from the database and display it as a link. 

// Upload file and store file path in database
if(isset($_FILES['file'])){
    $file_name = $_FILES['file']['name'];
    $file_tmp = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'];
    $file_path = 'uploads/' . $file_name;
    move_uploaded_file($file_tmp, $file_path);

    // Store file path in database
    // $db->query("INSERT INTO files (file_path) VALUES ('$file_path')");
}

// Retrieve file path from database and display as link in form field
// $file_path = $db->query("SELECT file_path FROM files WHERE id = $file_id")->fetch_assoc()['file_path'];
echo '<input type="text" value="' . $file_path . '">';

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