What are some common challenges when trying to format and style MySQL tables displayed using PHP?

One common challenge when trying to format and style MySQL tables displayed using PHP is aligning the table columns properly. This can be solved by using CSS to style the table and set specific widths for each column. 

echo '<table style="width: 100%;">
<tr>
<th style="width: 20%;">Column 1</th>
<th style="width: 30%;">Column 2</th>
<th style="width: 50%;">Column 3</th>
</tr>';

// Loop through MySQL results and display each row in the table
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo '<tr>';
    echo '<td>' . $row['column1'] . '</td>';
    echo '<td>' . $row['column2'] . '</td>';
    echo '<td>' . $row['column3'] . '</td>';
    echo '</tr>';
}

echo '</table>';

Keywords

MySQL tables formatting styling PHP

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