Regex/ code to fix corrupt serialized PHP data.

Question

I have a massive multidimensional array that has been serialised by PHP. It has been stored in MySQL and the data field wasn\'t large enough... the end has been cut off... I

Answer 1

Solution:

1) try online:

Serialized String Fixer (online tool)

2) Use function:

unserialize( serialize_corrector($serialized_string ) ) ;

code:

function serialize_corrector($serialized_string){
    // at first, check if "fixing" is really needed at all. After that, security checkup.
    if ( @unserialize($serialized_string) !== true &&  preg_match('/^[aOs]:/', $serialized_string) ) {
        $serialized_string = preg_replace_callback( '/s\:(\d+)\:\"(.*?)\";/s',    function($matches){return 's:'.strlen($matches[2]).':"'.$matches[2].'";'; },   $serialized_string );
    }
    return $serialized_string;
} 

there is also this script, which i haven't tested.