[thelist] bbCode or HTML in DB?

[VOLKAN ÖZÇELİK]

I store the BBCode on the db instead of the converted / formatted
code. Because it takes up less space and you can format the BB code as
you wish upon retrieval from the db. You can apply difference styles
to it.

I don't realize a very big performance degredation. But your situation
may be different.

Did not look for articles but I have read people saying storing raw
HTML on DB is not a good thing. I'd be interested as well if someone
provides a more consciense (what a difficult word to spell con--sci...
whatever :) ) argument.

Cheers,
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2005/10/13, Brooking, John <John.Brooking at sappi.com>:
> Hello,
>
>   Here's a best practices question that I would love to hear some input
> on. I have started building some database-driven websites that allow
> basic formatting via "bbCode". I've just realized that I haven't really
> thought through the following design decision: Should I translate the
> bbCode to HTML *before* storing it in the DB, so that the HTML tags are
> stored in the DB, or should I store the bbCode in the DB and translate
> it to HTML after retrieval? Are there more security issues one way than
> the other? Any other considerations? (I suppose it's more efficient to
> do the translation once on the way in rather than every time on the way
> out.) Or doesn't it matter? Any articles I should read? (I don't seem to
> have found the right combination of keywords to Google this question
> efficiently.)
>
>   Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> - John
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