What are the limitations of using PHP to retrieve user information from a client-side perspective?

One limitation of using PHP to retrieve user information from a client-side perspective is that PHP is a server-side language, so it cannot directly interact with client-side resources like cookies or local storage. To overcome this limitation, you can use JavaScript to send the user information to the server using AJAX requests.

// PHP code to handle AJAX request for user information
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    $userData = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
    
    // Process user information here
    
    // Send a response back to the client
    echo json_encode(['success' => true]);
}