What are some best practices for using PHP to dynamically activate tab-panes on a webpage?

When using PHP to dynamically activate tab-panes on a webpage, one best practice is to use JavaScript in conjunction with PHP to toggle the active class on the desired tab-pane. This can be achieved by passing a variable from PHP to JavaScript to determine which tab-pane should be active. 

<?php
// Set the active tab-pane based on a PHP variable
$active_tab = 'tab1';
?>

<!-- HTML structure for tab-panes -->
<div class="tab-content">
    <div id="tab1" class="tab-pane <?php echo ($active_tab == 'tab1') ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
        Tab 1 Content
    </div>
    <div id="tab2" class="tab-pane <?php echo ($active_tab == 'tab2') ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
        Tab 2 Content
    </div>
    <div id="tab3" class="tab-pane <?php echo ($active_tab == 'tab3') ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
        Tab 3 Content
    </div>
</div>

<script>
// JavaScript to activate the tab-pane based on the PHP variable
document.getElementById('<?php echo $active_tab; ?>').classList.add('active');
</script>

Keywords

PHP tab-panes dynamic activation webpage JavaScript

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