What are common errors encountered when downloading files with spaces in PHP?

When downloading files with spaces in PHP, common errors can occur due to the spaces in the file name causing issues with the file path. To solve this problem, you can use the urlencode() function to encode the file name before constructing the file path. 

$filename = "file with spaces.txt";
$encoded_filename = urlencode($filename);
$file_path = "/path/to/files/" . $encoded_filename;

header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $filename . '"');
readfile($file_path);

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