php, ajax and json encoding/decoding

Question

I'm using jQuery and jquery-json to post data to a PHP script.

       $.post('<?php echo url_for('/ajax.php'); ?>', 'data=' + $.toJSON(order), function (response) {

                if (response == "success") {
                    $("#respond").html('<div class="success">Item Saved!</div>').hide().fadeIn(1000);
                    setTimeout(function () {
                        $('#respond').fadeOut(1000);
                    }, 2000);
                }
         })

If I console.log(order) I get the following JOSN:

{"details":[{"template_id":"25","font_size":"22"}]}

In my ajax.php file I have:

$data = json_decode($_POST["data"]);
var_dump($data);exit;

Which returns 'NULL'

But when I have the following code:

$data = $_POST["data"];
var_dump($data);exit;

It returns:

string(61) "{\"details\":[{\"template_id\":\"25\",\"font_size\":\"26\"}]}"

Is there any reason why it is escaped?

What is the easiest way to decode this?

Thanks

i think variable "order" is already a json.

Alexandru Calin
– Alexandru Calin

2013-01-23 21:27:32 +00:00
Commented Jan 23, 2013 at 21:27 — Alexandru Calin
– Alexandru Calin, Commented Jan 23, 2013 at 21:27

DiverseAndRemote.com · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-23 21:37:17Z

1

you may need to disable magic_quotes_gpc in your php.ini or .htaccess file which is adding the slashes to your post variables.

Or you could just call stripslashes on $_POST['data'] like so:

$data = json_decode(stripslashes($_POST["data"]));

edited Jan 23, 2013 at 21:37

answered Jan 23, 2013 at 21:28

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4 Comments

P1nGu1n Over a year ago

The function is called stripcslashes instead of stripslahses

Fabian Schmengler Over a year ago

stripslashes would do the job, but disabling magic_quotes_gpc is always the better solution if you are able to do it.

Fabian Schmengler Over a year ago

@P1nGu1n no, stripcslashes serves another purpose, to remove magic quotes, stripslashes is the right function.

terrid25 Over a year ago

Yeah it was a typo... I have disabled magic quotes and all seems fine.

David · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-23 21:47:18Z

0

You need to add dataType: 'json' to your ajax call.

$.ajax({
    url: url,
    type: 'post',
    dataType: 'json',
    data: $.toJSON(order),
    async: true,
    success: function (data) {

      if (data.response) {
        $("#respond").html('<div class="success">Item Saved </div>').hide().fadeIn(1000);
                    setTimeout(function () {
                        $('#respond').fadeOut(1000);
                    }, 2000);

      }

    }

});

answered Jan 23, 2013 at 21:47

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