What are some potential pitfalls when using JOIN in PHP SQL queries?

One potential pitfall when using JOIN in PHP SQL queries is not specifying the correct join type, which can result in incorrect or incomplete results. To avoid this issue, always specify the appropriate join type (INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, etc.) based on the relationship between the tables being joined. 

// Example of specifying the correct join type in a SQL query
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.id = table2.table1_id";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    // Output data
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "Column1: " . $row["column1"]. " - Column2: " . $row["column2"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}

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