How can PHP be used to encode file names with spaces in URLs to prevent browser errors?

File names with spaces can cause issues in URLs because spaces are not allowed in URLs and can lead to browser errors. To encode file names with spaces in URLs, you can use the PHP urlencode() function to replace spaces with "%20" which is the URL encoding for space. This will ensure that the file names are properly encoded and can be safely used in URLs without causing any issues. 

$filename = "my file name with spaces.txt";
$encodedFilename = urlencode($filename);
echo $encodedFilename;

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