What are the best practices for handling file manipulation and displaying links in PHP?

When handling file manipulation in PHP, it is important to sanitize user input to prevent security vulnerabilities such as directory traversal attacks. When displaying links in PHP, it is recommended to use the htmlspecialchars function to escape special characters and prevent cross-site scripting attacks. 

// Example of sanitizing user input for file manipulation
$filename = 'uploads/' . basename($_FILES['file']['name']);
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $filename)) {
    echo 'File uploaded successfully.';
} else {
    echo 'Error uploading file.';
}

// Example of displaying links in PHP
$link = '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars($url) . '">Click here</a>';
echo $link;

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