What are some common pitfalls to avoid when converting PHP arrays into XML for specific applications, such as for Cisco phones?

One common pitfall when converting PHP arrays into XML for specific applications, such as for Cisco phones, is not properly handling special characters or escaping them. To avoid issues with special characters in the XML output, you can use PHP's `htmlspecialchars()` function to encode them before creating the XML. 

// Sample PHP code snippet to convert PHP array into XML for Cisco phones with proper handling of special characters

$data = array(
    'name' => 'John Doe',
    'phone_number' => '+1 (555) 123-4567',
    'address' => '123 Main St, San Francisco, CA'
);

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<data/>');

array_walk_recursive($data, function($value, $key) use ($xml) {
    $xml->addChild($key, htmlspecialchars($value));
});

echo $xml->asXML();

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