What are the potential pitfalls of using JavaScript for text formatting in PHP forums, especially for beginners?

Using JavaScript for text formatting in PHP forums can be problematic for beginners because it requires a good understanding of both languages and can lead to conflicts between client-side and server-side code. A better approach would be to handle text formatting purely in PHP to ensure consistency and simplify the development process.

// Example PHP code for text formatting in a PHP forum
$text = "<p>This is some text that needs formatting.</p>";
$formatted_text = nl2br($text); // Convert newlines to <br> tags
echo $formatted_text;