How can one disable automatic character conversion in PHP editors to prevent issues with special characters in code?

To disable automatic character conversion in PHP editors and prevent issues with special characters in code, one can adjust the editor settings to disable automatic character encoding or escape special characters manually in the code. 

// Disable automatic character conversion in PHP editor
// Example for Visual Studio Code:
// 1. Go to File -> Preferences -> Settings
// 2. Search for "files.autoGuessEncoding" and uncheck the box
// 3. Save the settings

// Alternatively, manually escape special characters in PHP code
$specialString = "Special characters: & < > ' \"";
$escapedString = htmlspecialchars($specialString, ENT_QUOTES);
echo $escapedString;

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