Issue in JSON Decode

Question

Hi I am getting a weird issue in JSON decode, JSON is getting decoded correctly locally, but on my server the json_decode function returns NULL.

This is the JSON that I am posting from my test page:

[
 {
 "pictureTaken": 0,
 "unit_id": 20192,
 "id": 2,
 "deficiency_id": 155,
 "last_modifier_id": 4,
 "comments": "Living room",
 "level": 3,
 "location": "Living room",
 "property_id": 26,
 "inspectable_item_id": 44,
 "building_id": -769876698
 } 
]

now when I do var_dump(json_deocde($_POST['data'], true)); I get NULL response.

when I do echo $_POST['data']; I get:

[ { \"pictureTaken\": 0, \"unit_id\": 20192, \"id\": 2, \"deficiency_id\": 155, \"last_modifier_id\": 4, \"comments\": \"Living room\", \"level\": 3, \"location\": \"Living room\", \"property_id\": 26, \"inspectable_item_id\": 44, \"building_id\": -769876698 } ]

I think due to these \" json_decode is not working, kindly help me in fixing this issue,

Some Server Info:

PHP Version 5.2.17 json version 1.2.1

Answer 1

You have magic quotes enabled on your server. Disable them.

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Answer 2

you can always do this : var_dump(json_deocde(str_replace("\",$_POST['data']), true));

that would remove the slashes from your json string