What are the limitations of using PHP for real-time updates in a web application?

One limitation of using PHP for real-time updates in a web application is that PHP is a server-side language, meaning it cannot update the client-side content without a page refresh. To overcome this limitation, you can use AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to send requests to the server and update the content dynamically without reloading the entire page. 

<?php
// PHP code to handle AJAX request for real-time updates

if(isset($_POST['data'])){
    // Process the data received from the client
    $data = $_POST['data'];

    // Perform necessary operations and return the updated content
    $updatedContent = "This is the updated content based on the received data: " . $data;

    // Send the updated content back to the client
    echo $updatedContent;
}
?>

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