How can PHP handle encoding issues when generating vcal calendar files?

When generating vCal calendar files in PHP, encoding issues may arise when dealing with special characters or non-ASCII characters. To handle these encoding issues, you can use PHP's `mb_convert_encoding()` function to convert the string to the desired encoding before writing it to the vCal file. 

// Example code snippet to handle encoding issues when generating vCal calendar files

// Specify the desired encoding (e.g., UTF-8)
$encoding = 'UTF-8';

// Convert the string to the desired encoding
$event_title = 'Event with special characters: Café';
$event_title_encoded = mb_convert_encoding($event_title, $encoding);

// Write the encoded string to the vCal file
$vcal_content = "BEGIN:VEVENT\n";
$vcal_content .= "SUMMARY:" . $event_title_encoded . "\n";
$vcal_content .= "END:VEVENT\n";

// Output the vCal content
echo $vcal_content;

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