Previous code for PHP version < 8.2
Install using Composer:
composer require phphleb/nicejson
Convert
{"example":["first","second"]}
to
{
"example": [
"first",
"second"
]
}
$data = '{"example":["first","second"]}'; // string json
file_put_contents('/path/to/result/json/file/', (new \Phphleb\Nicejson\JsonConverter())->get($data));
or
$data = ["example"=>["first","second"]]; // array
file_put_contents('/path/to/result/json/file/', (new \Phphleb\Nicejson\JsonConverter())->get($data));
or
$data = (object) ["example"=>["first","second"]]; // object
file_put_contents('/path/to/result/json/file/', (new \Phphleb\Nicejson\JsonConverter())->get($data));
add flag to json_encode(...)
use Phphleb\Nicejson\JsonConverter;
$jsonConverterObject = new JsonConverter(JSON_FORCE_OBJECT);