parse json string value php code example

Example 1: read key value json php

// json object.
    $contents = '{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"}';

    // Option 1: through the use of an array.
    $jsonArray = json_decode($contents,true);

    $key = "firstName";

    $firstName = $jsonArray[$key];


    // Option 2: through the use of an object.
    $jsonObj = json_decode($contents);

    $firstName = $jsonObj->$key;

Example 2: php json_decode

$personJSON = '{"name":"Johny Carson","title":"CTO"}';

$person = json_decode($personJSON);

echo $person->name; // Johny Carson