https://blog.canopas.com/php-useful-encoding-and-decoding-functions-you-need-to-know-210e523a065f - htmlentities

htmlentities.php

<?php

$str = "<a href='https://canopas.com'>Let's explore</a>";
echo htmlentities($str);  // in browser
error_log(htmlentities($str)); // in console

 /*
   output
   In browser : <a href='https://canopas.com'>Let's explore</a>
   In console :  &lt;a href=&#039;https://canopas.com&#039;&gt;Let&#039;s explore&lt;/a&gt;
*/

?>