What potential issue is the user experiencing with the PHP script and how is it related to limiting the number of news displayed?

The user is experiencing an issue where the PHP script is not limiting the number of news articles displayed on the page. This issue can be solved by using the `LIMIT` clause in the SQL query to restrict the number of results returned. By adding `LIMIT X` to the query, where X is the desired number of news articles to display, the script will only fetch and display the specified number of records. 

// Connect to the database
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

// Check connection
if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}

// Query to fetch news articles with a limit of 5
$sql = "SELECT * FROM news_table ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 5";
$result = $mysqli->query($sql);

// Display news articles
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo $row["title"] . "<br>";
        echo $row["content"] . "<br><br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "No news articles found.";
}

// Close connection
$mysqli->close();

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PHP script news limit display issue

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