[PHP XML error when reading "&" symbol]

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[PHP XML error when reading "&" symbol]

Hi!

 

data.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<data>
<menu>
<item link="http://site.com/?param=1&param=2">Title</item>
</menu>
</data>

 

xmp_reader.php

  
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->load( 'data.xml' );
?>

 

Error

Warning: DOMDocument::load() [domdocument.load]: EntityRef: expecting ';' in file:///C:/Server/local.com/www/data.xml, line: 4 in C:/Server/local.com/www\xml_reader.php on line 3

 

 

I can see that "&" symbol is causing all the trouble. What can I do about it? Can I shield it, for example?