Question

$json = file_get_contents('outputsjson.php');

The file encodes an array then just echoes it as this (and echo $json outputs this):

{"theList":{"1":{"name":"DSC04156.JPG","title":"DSC04156.JPG","width":3264},"2":{"name":"DSC04157.JPG","title":"DSC04157.JPG","width":3264},"3":{"name":"DSC04158.JPG","title":"DSC04158.JPG","width":3264},"4":{"name":"DSC04159.JPG","title":"DSC04159.JPG","width":3264}}} 

Now I’m trying to decode it from another page like this:

$myarray = json_decode($json, true);

print_r($myarray);

This outputs nothing, no errors, nothing!

Answer 1

Try this instead (you are mixing " and ' [single quotes instead of double quotes on the string]):

$json = '{"theList":{"1":{"name":"DSC04156.JPG","title":"DSC04156.JPG","width":3264},"2":{"name":"DSC04157.JPG","title":"DSC04157.JPG","width":3264},"3":{"name":"DSC04158.JPG","title":"DSC04158.JPG","width":3264},"4":{"name":"DSC04159.JPG","title":"DSC04159.JPG","width":3264}}} ';

$myarray = json_decode($json, true);

print_r($myarray);

And your result:

Array
(
    [theList] => Array
        (
            [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => DSC04156.JPG
                    [title] => DSC04156.JPG
                    [width] => 3264
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [name] => DSC04157.JPG
                    [title] => DSC04157.JPG
                    [width] => 3264
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [name] => DSC04158.JPG
                    [title] => DSC04158.JPG
                    [width] => 3264
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [name] => DSC04159.JPG
                    [title] => DSC04159.JPG
                    [width] => 3264
                )

        )

)