What are the potential pitfalls of trying to control browser behavior with PHP?

One potential pitfall of trying to control browser behavior with PHP is that PHP is a server-side language and cannot directly interact with the client-side browser. To overcome this limitation, you can use PHP to generate JavaScript code that can be executed on the client-side to control browser behavior.

<?php
// Generate JavaScript code to control browser behavior
echo '<script>';
echo 'document.getElementById("myElement").style.color = "red";';
echo '</script>';
?>