What are some best practices for handling form submissions in PHP to avoid displaying sensitive information in the URL?

When handling form submissions in PHP, sensitive information should not be passed through the URL to prevent it from being exposed to potential security risks. To avoid this, you can use the POST method to send form data securely without displaying it in the URL. By using POST method, the form data is sent in the request body instead of the URL, keeping sensitive information hidden. 

<form method="post" action="process_form.php">
    <input type="text" name="username">
    <input type="password" name="password">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
```

In the process_form.php file, you can access the form data securely using the $_POST superglobal array:

```php
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
// Process the form data securely

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