mysql &&_在MySQL数据库中存储&（Ampersand）的最佳方式

I'm building a category list and I'm unsure how to store the Ampersand symbol

in MySQL database. Is there any problem/disadvantage if I use '&'. Are there any differences

from using it in a html format '&amp'?

解决方案

Using '&' saves a few bytes. It is not a special character for MySQL. You can easily produce the & for output later with PHP's method htmlspecialchars(). When your field is meant to keep simple information, you should use plain text only, as this is in general more flexible since you can generate different kinds of markup etc. later. Exception: the markup is produced by a user whose layout decisions you want to save with the text (as in rich-text input). If you have tags etc. in your input, you may want to use & for consistency.