json_decode() returns null issues

Question

I\'ve an issue with my JSON. It works returns correctly in PHP 5.3 (so I can\'t use json_last_error()), and it returns successfully when I copy string explicitly into json_d

Answer 1

What a HORRENDOUS debug session.. well there's good news.. I figured it out..

I started looking at it using AJAX and logging it with Firebug... and it turns out json_decode (or eval by the way) cannot handle ", which is what PHPUnit sends back (Come on Sebastian!), so to fix it:

$json = str_replace('"', '"', $json);

Now I thought they were the same.. maybe someone can enlighten me..