What common issues can arise with encoding in PHP, especially when dealing with RSS feeds and webpages?

Common issues with encoding in PHP when dealing with RSS feeds and webpages include character encoding mismatches, special characters displaying incorrectly, and garbled text. To solve these issues, it is important to ensure that the correct character encoding is specified in the PHP code and that the data is properly encoded and decoded using functions like utf8_encode() and utf8_decode().

// Specify UTF-8 encoding for PHP
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

// Encode data before outputting to ensure correct character encoding
$data = utf8_encode($data);
echo $data;