What are the limitations of PHP in outputting a variable before it has been calculated?

When trying to output a variable before it has been calculated in PHP, you will encounter an error because PHP is a scripting language that processes code sequentially. To solve this issue, you can either calculate the variable before outputting it or use PHP's output buffering functions to capture the output and then display it at the appropriate time. 

<?php

ob_start(); // Start output buffering

// Calculate the variable
$variable = 5 + 3;

// Output the variable
echo $variable;

ob_end_flush(); // End output buffering and flush the output

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