PHP JSON

JSON stands for:

JavaScript Object Notation

JSON is used everywhere.

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Why JSON?

JSON is used in:

✅ APIs

✅ Databases

✅ Configs

✅ Discord Bots

✅ Minecraft APIs

✅ PocketMine Plugins

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JSON Example

{
    "name": "Aayan",
    "rank": "Owner"
}

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Encoding

$data = [

    "name" => "Aayan",
    "rank" => "Owner"

];

$json =
json_encode(
    $data
);

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Output

{"name":"Aayan","rank":"Owner"}

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Pretty Print

json_encode(
    $data,
    JSON_PRETTY_PRINT
);

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Decoding

$data =
json_decode(
    $json,
    true
);

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API Example

header(
    "Content-Type:
    application/json"
);

echo json_encode(
    [
        "success" => true
    ]
);

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Error Handling

json_last_error();

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Real Example

$players = [

    "Steve",
    "Alex"

];

file_put_contents(

    "players.json",

    json_encode(
        $players,
        JSON_PRETTY_PRINT
    )

);

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➡ Exceptions