INPUT JSON
PHP ARRAY OUTPUT
JSON to PHP array converter helps you quickly convert JSON data into a PHP array format. This free online tool is useful for PHP developers who need to transform JSON responses into readable and usable PHP arrays.
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "[email protected]",
"roles": ["admin", "editor"],
"active": true
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "Jane Smith",
"email": "[email protected]",
"roles": ["user"],
"active": false
}
]$users = [
[
'id' => 1,
'name' => 'John Doe',
'email' => '[email protected]',
'roles' => [
'admin',
'editor'
],
'active' => true
],
[
'id' => 2,
'name' => 'Jane Smith',
'email' => '[email protected]',
'roles' => [
'user'
],
'active' => false
]
];Quickly transform API responses or JSON files into PHP arrays for your backend logic.
Convert JSON configuration files into native PHP array configurations (e.g., for Laravel).
Create mock arrays for unit tests (PHPUnit) without manually rewriting keys and brackets.
Easily convert JSON datasets into PHP arrays for populating database seeders.
This tool operates entirely in your browser. Your data is processed locally using JavaScript and is never sent to any external server. You can safely use this tool with sensitive configuration data or internal API responses without worrying about data leaks.
This usually means your input JSON is malformed. Check for missing quotes around keys, trailing commas, or unclosed brackets.
While PHP arrays support nesting, extremely deep structures might be hard to read. The converter handles recursion automatically.
Yes, the converter recursively processes nested objects and arrays to create a fully deep-nested PHP array structure.
Yes, the short array syntax `[]` is supported in PHP 5.4 and all newer versions. It is the modern standard for defining arrays.
Need to convert PHP arrays back to JSON? Try our PHP array to JSON converter.
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For formatting and cleaning your JSON, use the JSON Formatter.