I have basic html stored in my database, which includes html such as the

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Asked: May 21, 20262026-05-21T15:29:40+00:00 2026-05-21T15:29:40+00:00

I have basic html stored in my database, which includes html such as the anchor tag.

I am storing all & in the database as &

However, when the data is displayed back on the screen, the anchor tags stop working because the & in the links become &.

The problem is, the rest of the content around the anchor tag should remain as &

For example

The database content might look like this

<p>this is paragraph 1 & this is <a href="http://www.companyname.com/page.php?paragraph=2&sentence=4">paragraph 2</a>.</p>

The & in the url becomes & which stops the url from working, but at the same time, the & in the

tab any any other tag should remain as &

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-21T15:29:41+00:00

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Both the & in the href and in the <p> should be encoded as & to be valid

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