What are the potential pitfalls of using PHP to handle table generation on a website?

One potential pitfall of using PHP to handle table generation on a website is the risk of SQL injection if user input is not properly sanitized. To prevent this, always use prepared statements or parameterized queries when interacting with a database in PHP. 

// Example of using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username");
$stmt->bindParam(':username', $username);
$stmt->execute();

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