How can UTF-8 encoding be ensured when using json_encode in PHP?

When using json_encode in PHP, UTF-8 encoding can be ensured by setting the JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE flag in the options parameter of the json_encode function. This flag prevents non-ASCII characters from being escaped, ensuring that the output is in UTF-8 encoding. 

$data = array(
    'name' => 'Jérémy',
    'age' => 30
);

$json = json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
echo $json;

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UTF-8 encoding json_encode PHP character set

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