How can i convert an array to proper format in php?

Question

I have an array which i getting from an api, but its format is not correct.

Response Array

Array
(
    [route] => checkout/success
    [utf8] => ✓
    [req_bill_to_address_country] => AE
    [auth_avs_code] => 1

)

I'm getting this array through $_Request

print_r($_Request);

I want to convert it in this format.

Array
(
    'route' => 'checkout/success',
    'utf8' => '✓',
    'req_bill_to_address_country' => 'AE',
    'auth_avs_code' => 1

)

So how can i do this, I have tried with explode() function but its not converting properly.

@Vicky What do you means? Well if you asking about getting response then yes i'm getting response from API — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 09:48
@u_mulder because i want to save it in database as key values — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 09:51
All that you have now is just a **visual representation** of array. It doesn't affect array itself. Do what you need with it. — u_mulder, Dec 28 '15 at 09:52
@u_mulder I want to execute foreach loop on it but does not working. `foreach($_Request as $key => $val)` — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 09:53
Please, describe real problem what you have with this array and show all **relevant** code. — u_mulder, Dec 28 '15 at 09:54
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/99107/discussion-between-adnan-khalid-and-u-mulder). — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 09:55
@u_mulder I already described in the question, i want to execute foreach loop on the array but it does not working properly. You can check first array which i mention in my question — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 09:58
Ok. then wait for someone who can imagine what you `foreach` does and how exactly it should work. — u_mulder, Dec 28 '15 at 10:00
@u_mulder just check first array you will understand the problem, you can see in first array there is not single quote and comma, however as you know these are important for an key value array — adnan khalid, Dec 28 '15 at 10:03
You can check the following answer. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7025909/how-create-an-array-from-the-output-of-an-array-printed-with-print-r — Anurag Verma, Dec 28 '15 at 10:18
If you believe that visual representation of array matters, then I have some bad news for you - http://pastebin.com/jcQ4m8PR — u_mulder, Dec 28 '15 at 10:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 28 '15 at 11:02

you can use this code

$str = "Array
(
    [route] => checkout/success
    [utf8] => ✓
    [req_bill_to_address_country] => AE
    [auth_avs_code] => 1

)";

$str = str_replace(["    ",')','(','Array'],"",$str);
$array = explode("\n",$str);


$res = [];
foreach($array as $row){
    if(!empty($row)){
        $temp = explode(" => ",$row,2);
        $res[str_replace(["[","]"],"",$temp[0])] = $temp[1];
    }
}

echo "<pre>";
print_r($res);

The $res variable is your standard array and you can use this in your code

How can i convert an array to proper format in php?

Response Array

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