How can UTF-8 encoded characters be properly handled in PHP?

UTF-8 encoded characters can be properly handled in PHP by ensuring that your PHP files are saved with UTF-8 encoding, setting the appropriate header in your PHP script to specify UTF-8 encoding, and using functions like mb_internal_encoding() and mb_convert_encoding() to handle UTF-8 strings. 

<?php
// Set the internal encoding to UTF-8
mb_internal_encoding("UTF-8");

// Convert a string to UTF-8 encoding
$utf8_string = mb_convert_encoding($original_string, "UTF-8");

// Output UTF-8 encoded string
echo $utf8_string;
?>

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