What are some best practices for creating tables in PHP to avoid unnecessary page reloads?

When creating tables in PHP to display data, it is best to use AJAX to fetch and update data without reloading the entire page. This helps in improving the user experience by making the table more dynamic and responsive. By using AJAX, only the necessary data is fetched and updated, reducing unnecessary page reloads. 

```php
<!-- HTML code to display table -->
<table id="data-table">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Age</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <!-- Table rows will be populated dynamically using AJAX -->
    </tbody>
</table>

<!-- jQuery script to fetch data using AJAX -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $.ajax({
            url: 'fetch_data.php',
            type: 'GET',
            success: function(response){
                $('#data-table tbody').html(response);
            }
        });
    });
</script>
```

In the above code snippet, a table is created with an empty tbody element. Using jQuery's AJAX function, data is fetched from a PHP script (fetch_data.php) and dynamically populated in the table without reloading the entire page. This approach helps in creating a more seamless user experience when displaying data in tables.

Keywords

AJAX jQuery JSON XMLHttpRequest asynchronous

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