What are the potential drawbacks of displaying a large amount of data on a single PHP page?

Displaying a large amount of data on a single PHP page can lead to slow loading times, increased server load, and a poor user experience due to information overload. To solve this issue, consider implementing pagination or lazy loading techniques to break up the data into smaller, more manageable chunks that can be loaded as needed. 

<?php
// Example pagination code to display data in smaller chunks

$itemsPerPage = 10; // Number of items to display per page
$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : 1; // Get current page number

// Query database for data, limiting results based on current page and items per page
$query = "SELECT * FROM table_name LIMIT " . ($page - 1) * $itemsPerPage . ", $itemsPerPage";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

// Display data
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    // Display data here
}

// Pagination links
$totalItems = mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($connection, "SELECT * FROM table_name"));
$totalPages = ceil($totalItems / $itemsPerPage);

for ($i = 1; $i <= $totalPages; $i++) {
    echo '<a href="?page=' . $i . '">' . $i . '</a>';
}
?>

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