Question

I want to store video embed code in mysql database.. Which is the best way to store it in database, the code can be from various video hosting services..

Answer 1

I would suggest following:

1. add field video_embed text;
2. make sure to sanitize the embed code before storing it
3. now, here comes tricky bit – if you allow storing html code, you should be very strict about what users are allowed to enter – if you are not checking it, users can insert any arbitrary code and perform bad things.

in a way safer is to store url only, as it’s easier to validate. also, given that you store url, it’s always possible to reverse engineer the embed code 😉

so it depends on your skill and needs after all.