Are there any specific PHP functions or methods that can help in resolving issues related to accessing links via HTTPS in PHP applications?

When accessing links via HTTPS in PHP applications, you may encounter issues related to SSL certificate verification or secure connections. To resolve these issues, you can use the `stream_context_create()` function in combination with the `file_get_contents()` function to make secure HTTPS requests and ignore SSL verification errors.

$context = stream_context_create([
    "ssl" => [
        "verify_peer" => false,
        "verify_peer_name" => false,
    ]
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://example.com", false, $context);