What are some potential pitfalls when dynamically generating submit buttons in PHP based on database queries?

One potential pitfall when dynamically generating submit buttons in PHP based on database queries is the risk of SQL injection if the input from the database is not properly sanitized. To mitigate this risk, always use prepared statements or parameterized queries to prevent malicious SQL injection attacks. 

// Example of using prepared statements to dynamically generate submit buttons based on database queries

// Assuming $conn is the database connection object

// Prepare a SQL statement
$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT id, button_name FROM buttons_table");
$stmt->execute();

// Bind the results
$stmt->bind_result($id, $button_name);

// Fetch the results and generate submit buttons dynamically
while ($stmt->fetch()) {
    echo '<form method="post" action="submit.php">';
    echo '<input type="hidden" name="button_id" value="' . $id . '">';
    echo '<input type="submit" name="submit_button" value="' . $button_name . '">';
    echo '</form>';
}

// Close the statement
$stmt->close();

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