What potential pitfalls should be considered when using JavaScript to automatically redirect to a PHP file?

One potential pitfall when using JavaScript to automatically redirect to a PHP file is that the user may have JavaScript disabled, causing the redirect to fail. To ensure the redirect still occurs, you can include a meta tag in the HTML file that will redirect the user if JavaScript is disabled.

<?php
// Redirect to the PHP file if JavaScript is disabled
echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=your_php_file.php">';
?>