Are there specific functions or methods in PHP that are recommended for reading Unicode files?

When reading Unicode files in PHP, it is recommended to use functions that support Unicode encoding, such as `mb_convert_encoding` or `iconv`. These functions can help convert the Unicode text into the desired encoding format for processing within the PHP script.

// Read Unicode file using mb_convert_encoding
$unicodeText = file_get_contents('unicode_file.txt');
$utf8Text = mb_convert_encoding($unicodeText, 'UTF-8', 'UTF-16');

// Process the UTF-8 text as needed
echo $utf8Text;