What is the common issue with validating input fields in PHP forms, as seen in the provided code snippet?

The common issue with validating input fields in PHP forms is that the code snippet provided does not check if the input fields are empty before processing the form data. To solve this issue, we need to add a check to ensure that the input fields are not empty before proceeding with the form submission. 

<?php
// Check if form is submitted
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Check if input fields are not empty
    if (!empty($_POST['name']) && !empty($_POST['email'])) {
        // Process form data
        $name = $_POST['name'];
        $email = $_POST['email'];
        
        // Additional validation and processing here
    } else {
        // Display error message if input fields are empty
        echo "Please fill out all required fields.";
    }
}
?>

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
    <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name">
    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

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