What could be the reason for needing to click a link twice to delete a specific database record in PHP?

The most likely reason for needing to click a link twice to delete a specific database record in PHP is that the first click is used to set a confirmation flag or parameter, and the second click actually triggers the deletion process. This is a common practice to prevent accidental deletion of records. To implement this, you can add a confirmation parameter to the delete link URL, check for this parameter in the PHP script handling the deletion, and only delete the record if the parameter is present. 

// PHP code snippet to implement the double-click confirmation for deleting a database record

// Check if the confirmation parameter is present in the URL
if(isset($_GET['confirm_delete']) && $_GET['confirm_delete'] == 'true') {
    // Perform the deletion process
    $record_id = $_GET['record_id'];
    
    // Your database deletion logic here
    
    // Redirect to a success page or display a success message
    header("Location: delete_success.php");
    exit;
}

// Add a link with the confirmation parameter to trigger the deletion process
echo '<a href="delete_record.php?record_id=123&confirm_delete=true">Click here to delete the record</a>';

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PHP MySQL database record deletion onclick event AJAX

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