What potential issues can arise when saving PHP files in UTF-8 encoding using Notepad++?

When saving PHP files in UTF-8 encoding using Notepad++, potential issues can arise with the Byte Order Mark (BOM) characters being added at the beginning of the file. This can cause errors in the PHP script, especially when including the file in other scripts. To solve this issue, you can configure Notepad++ to save files without the BOM by changing the encoding settings. 

// Add this line at the beginning of your PHP file to remove the BOM characters
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

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