What are common issues with encoding and special characters in PHP-generated files for Outlook calendars?

Common issues with encoding and special characters in PHP-generated files for Outlook calendars include garbled text or incorrect display of special characters. To solve this issue, you can use the `utf8_encode()` function in PHP to ensure that special characters are properly encoded before outputting the calendar file.

// Output the calendar file with proper encoding for special characters
header('Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8');
echo utf8_encode($calendar_data);