What are the potential pitfalls of storing JSON strings in a PHP database?

Storing JSON strings in a PHP database can lead to difficulties in querying and manipulating the data, as the database won't be able to understand the JSON structure. To solve this issue, you can parse the JSON string into an associative array before storing it in the database. This way, you can easily access and modify the data within the array. 

// Assuming $jsonString contains the JSON string to be stored in the database

// Parse the JSON string into an associative array
$data = json_decode($jsonString, true);

// Store the associative array in the database
// Replace 'your_table_name' with the actual table name in your database
$query = "INSERT INTO your_table_name (json_data) VALUES (:json_data)";
$stmt = $pdo->prepare($query);
$stmt->bindParam(':json_data', json_encode($data));
$stmt->execute();

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