What are the recommended approaches for validating form fields in PHP and displaying error messages using JavaScript?

When validating form fields in PHP and displaying error messages using JavaScript, one recommended approach is to use PHP to validate the form input on the server-side and then send back error messages to the client-side using JavaScript for immediate feedback to the user. 

<?php
// Check if form is submitted
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Validate form fields
    $name = $_POST["name"];
    if (empty($name)) {
        $errors["name"] = "Name is required";
    }

    // Check for errors
    if (count($errors) > 0) {
        // Send back error messages to client-side using JSON
        header('Content-Type: application/json');
        echo json_encode($errors);
        exit;
    } else {
        // Form is valid, process the data
        // Insert data into database, send email, etc.
    }
}
?>

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form validation error messages JavaScript PHP functions error handling

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