How can the use of Unicode in regular expressions impact the matching behavior of certain patterns in PHP?

When using Unicode characters in regular expressions in PHP, it can impact the matching behavior of certain patterns because Unicode characters may have special properties that affect how they are matched. To ensure that Unicode characters are matched correctly, the 'u' modifier should be added to the regular expression pattern in PHP. This modifier tells PHP to treat the pattern and subject strings as UTF-8 encoded. 

// Example code snippet to demonstrate using the 'u' modifier for Unicode support
$pattern = '/\p{L}/u'; // Match any Unicode letter
$string = 'Привет, 123';

if (preg_match($pattern, $string)) {
    echo "Match found";
} else {
    echo "No match found";
}

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Unicode regular expressions matching behavior patterns PHP

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