How can I decode json in PHP 5.1?

Question

json_decode function is not part of PHP 5.1, so I cannot use it. Is there any other function for this version?

Answer 1

You can use jsonwrapper library...

jsonwrapper implements the json_encode function if it is missing, and leaves it alone if it is already present. So it is nicely future-compatible.

Download here: jsonwrapper

To use just do:

require ("jsonwrapper.php");


$data = array('idx1' => 'foo', 'idx2' => 'bar');

echo json_encode($data);

echo json_decode($data);