JSON in PHP: json_encode, json_decode, and Common Pitfalls
JSON in PHP: json_encode, json_decode, and Common Pitfalls PHP has had built-in JSON support since PHP 5.2, through two core functions: json_encode() and json_decode(). They’re straightforward to use for basic cases, but PHP’s specific quirks around error handling, null ambiguity, and array-versus-object encoding cause more production bugs than the simplicity of the functions would suggest….