PHP decoding and encoding json with unicode characters

Question

I have some json I need to decode, alter and then encode without messing up any characters.

If I have a unicode character in a json string it will not decode. I\'m n

Answer 1

JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE was added in PHP 5.4 so it looks like you need upgrade your version of PHP to take advantage of it. 5.4 is not released yet though! :(

There is a 5.4 alpha release candidate on QA though if you want to play on your development machine.