What are the implications of using empty <td></td> tags to fill missing columns in a dynamically generated table in PHP?

Using empty <td></td> tags to fill missing columns in a dynamically generated table can lead to misalignment of data and affect the overall appearance of the table. To solve this issue, you can dynamically generate the correct number of <td> tags for each row based on the data available in PHP. 

&lt;?php
// Sample data for demonstration
$data = [
    [&quot;Name&quot; =&gt; &quot;John&quot;, &quot;Age&quot; =&gt; 25],
    [&quot;Name&quot; =&gt; &quot;Jane&quot;]
];

// Get the maximum number of columns in the data
$maxColumns = max(array_map(&#039;count&#039;, $data));

// Generate the table with correct number of columns
echo &quot;&lt;table&gt;&quot;;
foreach ($data as $row) {
    echo &quot;&lt;tr&gt;&quot;;
    foreach ($row as $value) {
        echo &quot;&lt;td&gt;$value&lt;/td&gt;&quot;;
    }
    // Fill missing columns with empty &lt;td&gt; tags
    for ($i = count($row); $i &lt; $maxColumns; $i++) {
        echo &quot;&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&quot;;
    }
    echo &quot;&lt;/tr&gt;&quot;;
}
echo &quot;&lt;/table&gt;&quot;;
?&gt;

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