What potential reasons could lead to a PHP script being executed twice, as described in the forum thread?
The potential reasons for a PHP script being executed twice could be due to browser caching, server misconfigurations, or multiple requests being sent to the script unintentionally. To solve this issue, you can implement a unique identifier check at the beginning of your script to ensure it only runs once per request.
// Check if script has already been executed
if (!defined('RAN_ONCE')) {
define('RAN_ONCE', true);
// Your PHP script code goes here
}
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