What are the potential security risks of including PHP code in HTML files?

Including PHP code in HTML files can pose security risks such as exposing sensitive information, allowing for code injection attacks, and making it easier for malicious users to exploit vulnerabilities in the code. To mitigate these risks, it is recommended to separate PHP code from HTML files by using a template engine or MVC architecture. 

// Example of separating PHP code from HTML using a template engine (Twig)
$loader = new \Twig\Loader\FilesystemLoader('templates');
$twig = new \Twig\Environment($loader);

// Render a template with PHP variables
echo $twig->render('index.html', ['name' => 'John Doe']);

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