What resources or forums can be helpful for troubleshooting PHP form content preservation issues?

When troubleshooting PHP form content preservation issues, it is important to ensure that the form data is properly processed and stored in a way that allows it to be preserved when the page is refreshed or submitted. One common solution is to use sessions to store the form data temporarily and repopulate the form fields with the session data. 

<?php
session_start();

// Check if form is submitted
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Process form data
    // Store form data in session variables
    $_SESSION['name'] = $_POST['name'];
    $_SESSION['email'] = $_POST['email'];
    // Redirect to the same page to prevent form resubmission
    header("Location: " . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
    exit();
}

// Repopulate form fields with session data
$name = isset($_SESSION['name']) ? $_SESSION['name'] : '';
$email = isset($_SESSION['email']) ? $_SESSION['email'] : '';
?>

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
    <input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo $name; ?>" placeholder="Name">
    <input type="email" name="email" value="<?php echo $email; ?>" placeholder="Email">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

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