About storing encoded HTML in database

[parka]

Is there any difference between storing pure HTML and encoded HTML into databases?

E.g. Storing <script> vs <script>

 

They will be properly sanitized before inserting into the database.

 

When printing on a webpage, the <script> will be properly encoded to <script>.

And of course, the <script> doesn't need additional encoding.

[luca200]

I prefer to encode it when I show it on a web page. What you store in a db could have some other use, some day.....