How to fix this php multidimensional array

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I printed out what was supposed to be a multidimensional array in php but saw this instead. It was throwing errors when I tried to access $array['order_item']['sku']. How do I convert this to a proper multidimensional array?

Array
(
[order_item] => [{"name":"Product","sku":"14b6c7e2f838fd356","description":"Product Standard Download","price":"76.0000","qty":1,"tax":0}]
[customer] => {"first_name":"Johny","last_name":"Smith","email":"[email protected]"}
)

Also, the order_item key would be an array of arrays. So the first sku would be $array['order_item'][0]['sku']. Appears that this structure would allow multiple "order items" per "customer" — Jonathan Kuhn
– Jonathan Kuhn, Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 17:41

Dinanath Thakur · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08 18:07:37Z

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try this one

$array = array(
    'order_item' => '[{"name":"Product","sku":"14b6c7e2f838fd356","description":"Product Standard Download","price":"76.0000","qty":1,"tax":0}]',
    'customer' => '{"first_name":"Johny","last_name":"Smith","email":"[email protected]"}'
);

foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
    $array[$key] = json_decode($array[$key], TRUE);
}
echo $array['order_item'][0]['sku'];

this will give: 14b6c7e2f838fd356

answered Oct 8, 2015 at 18:07

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IVAO CA-WM · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08 17:47:26Z

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The proper way to create multidimensional arrays in php is as follows:

$array['order_item']['name'] = "Product";

And so on

answered Oct 8, 2015 at 17:47

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