What are some potential pitfalls to be aware of when manipulating IRC logs in PHP?

One potential pitfall when manipulating IRC logs in PHP is the risk of injection attacks if user input is not properly sanitized. To prevent this, always use prepared statements when interacting with a database to avoid SQL injection vulnerabilities. Additionally, be cautious when parsing and displaying log data to prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. 

// Example of using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
$stmt = $pdo->prepare('INSERT INTO irc_logs (message) VALUES (:message)');
$stmt->bindParam(':message', $message);
$stmt->execute();

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