[RESOLVED] PARSE JSON

smurff289

This JSON gets sent to me
PHP Code:

{"username":"john","secret_key":"123","password":"smith"}

I need to than Parse it and make it interact with this script...PHP Script

bradgrafelman

Sounds good. Did you have any questions?

smurff289

Yes,

How Do I parse it and make it interact with that script? would adding this into the header work?

$string = _POST[];
$json_a=json_decode($string,true);
$username = $json_a["username"];
$secret_key = $json_a["secret_key"];
$password = $json_a["password"];

smurff289

They are sending this JSON String to me. I don't know how to test to make sure it works. How can I test it, and send a JSON String to that script?

Weedpacket

smurff289 wrote:
I don't know how to test to make sure it works. How can I test it, and send a JSON String to that script?

Make a page with a form that POSTs to that page whatever you want POSTed to the page.

bradgrafelman

Well one simple test would be to simply echo/print the values that you get after decoding such data, e.g.:

$string = '{"username":"john","secret_key":"123","password":"smith"}';
$json_a=json_decode($string,true);
$username = $json_a["username"];
$secret_key = $json_a["secret_key"];
$password = $json_a["password"];

echo "Username: $username, Secret_key: $secret_key, Password: $password";

You can do something similar inside your script to simulate the above JSON-encoded string being received (just comment out the statement(s) that would have yielded that data and replace it with a constant assignment like I did above).

smurff289

Weedpacket;11024865 wrote:
Make a page with a form that POSTs to that page whatever you want POSTed to the page.

It does not get posted. It is passed to the page. That's why I was having such problems with this. I didn't know how to parse it to use it within my script. How would I send the JSON string to the page?

bradgrafelman

smurff289;11024893 wrote:
It is passed to the page.

How?

smurff289

bradgrafelman;11024867 wrote:
Well one simple test would be to simply echo/print the values that you get after decoding such data, e.g.:
$string = '{"username":"john","secret_key":"123","password":"smith"}';
$json_a=json_decode($string,true);
$username = $json_a["username"];
$secret_key = $json_a["secret_key"];
$password = $json_a["password"];

echo "Username: $username, Secret_key: $secret_key, Password: $password";

This put made everything fall into place!!! Thank you so much! My app is now functional! Thank You! I had to adjust my script by changing $post to $string and removing the clean query section.

This is the final code.

smurff289

Am I not able to edit my posts on this board? Again, thank you guys so much, I have spent weeks working on this. This way be my go to board for help with PHP. I was using DevShed for the longest time. You are much more helpful and polite towards those less educated in this area of web development!

Derokorian

This board is indeed wonderful. If your issue is resolved please consider marking it as such, underneath the Thread Tools at the top of the thread.

Also, welcome to PHPBuilder! As far as editing goes I do believe there is a minimum post and/or minimum membership period. I'm not sure of amounts but at some point you will be able to edit your own posts.