What potential issue is the user facing with the if statement in the function link_status2?

The potential issue the user is facing with the if statement in the function link_status2 is that it is using the assignment operator "=" instead of the comparison operator "==" or "===" to check the value of the variable $link_status. This can lead to unintended behavior as the assignment operator will always set $link_status to true, causing the if statement to always evaluate to true. To solve this issue, the user should change the assignment operator "=" to the comparison operator "==" or "===" in the if statement to properly check the value of $link_status.

function link_status2($link_status) {
    if ($link_status == true) {
        return "Link is active";
    } else {
        return "Link is inactive";
    }
}