What is the purpose of the $_GET variable in the PHP script?

The $_GET variable in PHP is used to collect data sent in the URL parameters. This allows you to retrieve values from the URL and use them in your script. To use the $_GET variable, you simply need to access the key of the parameter you want to retrieve. 

// Example of using the $_GET variable to retrieve a parameter named 'id'
$id = $_GET['id'];
echo "The value of id is: " . $id;

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