What are the potential pitfalls of using Transactions to handle conditional INSERT commands in PHP?

Using Transactions to handle conditional INSERT commands in PHP can lead to potential pitfalls such as race conditions, where multiple transactions may try to insert the same data simultaneously. To avoid this, you can use a combination of SELECT and INSERT queries within a transaction to check for the existence of the data before inserting it. 

<?php

// Establish a database connection
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=mydatabase', 'username', 'password');

// Begin a transaction
$pdo->beginTransaction();

// Check if data already exists
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mytable WHERE column = :value");
$stmt->execute(['value' => $value]);
$count = $stmt->fetchColumn();

// If data does not exist, insert it
if ($count == 0) {
    $stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO mytable (column) VALUES (:value)");
    $stmt->execute(['value' => $value]);
}

// Commit the transaction
$pdo->commit();

?>

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