What are the potential pitfalls of pre-populating date fields in PHP before user interaction?

Pre-populating date fields in PHP before user interaction can lead to inaccurate data being submitted if the user does not update the pre-populated date. To avoid this issue, it is recommended to only pre-populate date fields with the current date and time when the form is initially loaded, allowing the user to manually select or update the date as needed.

<input type="date" name="date" value="<?php echo date('Y-m-d'); ?>">