Are there any specific functions or modes in PHP that can help prevent automatic escaping of special characters like backslashes?

When working with strings in PHP, special characters like backslashes can be automatically escaped, which can cause issues when dealing with file paths or regular expressions. To prevent automatic escaping of special characters like backslashes, you can use the double quoted string syntax or the NOWDOC syntax in PHP. These methods allow you to define strings without escaping special characters. 

// Using double quoted string syntax
$path = "C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\example\\file.txt";

// Using NOWDOC syntax
$path = <<<'EOD'
C:\xampp\htdocs\example\file.txt
EOD;

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