PHP - Overwrite Json with another Json

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How can i do something like this? Does someone know how to get content from another Json file and overwrite another json file with new value. I tried this but no result. Can someone help me with this, i need this its an commission from school.

the two Json files are list.json and listbackup.json. I want a code that can use listbackup.json file to overwrite list.json.

 $backupFile= file_get_contents("listbackup.json");
        $backupFile= json_encode($backupFile, "\n");
        file_put_contents('list.json', $backupFile);

just remove the middle line ? reading a file does not decode the json, so no need to encode it again. — Calimero
– Calimero, Commented Nov 27, 2015 at 12:15
I wonder what your real question here is... Obviously you can write something into a file. It is irrelevant what type of data that is to write data. So what happened that made you ask this question? — arkascha
– arkascha, Commented Nov 27, 2015 at 12:19
I have two files, one i want to use as backup and one i use to do changes and all that kind of stuff. Soo what i ask is if after the changes are made and saved in the list.json, how can i use the other list to fill this list back to normal as a backup list. — Ronald Dewindt
– Ronald Dewindt, Commented Nov 27, 2015 at 12:22

Tintu C Raju · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-27 12:31:05Z

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If the file is already json you dont need to use json_encode.

Make a backup

$listFile = file_get_contents("list.json");
file_put_contents('listbackup.json', $listFile);

Restore a backup

$backupFile = file_get_contents("listbackup.json");
file_put_contents('list.json', $backupFile);

answered Nov 27, 2015 at 12:31

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Wolfeh · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-27 12:30:22Z

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$backupFile = file_get_contents("listbackup.json");
$backUpJsonDecoded = json_decode( $backupFile );

// do changes
$backupJsonDecoded->option->value = 'different';

$newFileContents = json_encode( $backupJsonDecoded );
file_put_contents( 'list.json, $newFileContents );

answered Nov 27, 2015 at 12:30

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