How can I convert this to an array in PHP?
&height=0&weight=2&width=10
I'm passing a data from a jquery function using .serialize() to a PHP function.
Any ideas?
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1what about http://api.jquery.com/serializeArray/ – Jul 13 '13 at 00:16
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@Akam: He's asking how to do it unserialize that string into an array in PHP – Ayush Jul 13 '13 at 00:16
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yes, then see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.parse-str.php – Jul 13 '13 at 00:18
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1If you're using `serialize()` properly, it would already be an array in either `$_POST` or `$_GET` on the serverside, depending on the method you're using. – adeneo Jul 13 '13 at 00:19
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1It is already an array. `print_r($_GET)`, `print_r($_POST)` – Ryan Jul 13 '13 at 00:21
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thank you ..now i was able to convert it but im having a problem on how to access it. – iamhealed Jul 13 '13 at 00:32
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i did this parse_str($_POST,$dataArray) but i cannot access it by doing this $dataArray[height]. am i missing something? – iamhealed Jul 13 '13 at 00:34
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`$_POST` is already an array! – Terry Harvey Jul 13 '13 at 00:34
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**dont** use parse_str. The other answeerer didn't think about your question hard enough. – Ryan Jul 13 '13 at 00:36
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Can be done within one line. :)
parse_str('&height=0&weight=2&width=10', $array);
print_r($array);
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1One-liner only if you don't have _strict error reporting_! :] If you have, you'll have to declare `$array = array()` first or you get stuck with undeclared variable notice. And one-liner dream is gone! :] – trejder Sep 24 '13 at 13:38
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Depending on what type of request you are performing, it may already be in an array. Have a look at the PHP documentation on $_GET and $_POST global variables.
To view the contents of said array. You can use the function print_r() which will show you the contents of the array.
print_r($_GET)
print_r($_POST)
Access individual items in the array by the item's key. For example:
echo $_POST['height'];
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