$description = htmlspecialchars($description, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here
$title = htmlspecialchars($title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here
$author_name = htmlspecialchars($author_name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here
$description = htmlspecialchars($description, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here
$title = htmlspecialchars($title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here
$author_name = htmlspecialchars($author_name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8', true); // allow double encoding here