Re: [Q] storing JSON, problem with 'escapes'

V S P wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using PHP's json_encode function on
> an array of strings
> that gives me back a JSON encoded string.
>
> Some of the elements in the string arrays have
> double quotes. So PHP's json_encode correctly
> escapes them (according to JSON specifications)
> with \.
>
> For example here is a an array element
>
> "if( js_iop_lt(a,b) ){ VLADIKVLADIKVLADIKVLADIK("b2122") ;}"
>
> would get encoded in JSON as
>
> "if( js_iop_lt(a,b) ){ VLADIKVLADIKVLADIKVLADIK(\"b2122\") ;}"

Is magic_quotes_gpc (or magic_quotes_runtime) on for the php server?
Check with a phpinfo() page.

If so, you'll need to "undo" that, see http://www.php.net/stripslashes
(inc. the recursive function stripslashes_deep).

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