PHP JSON GET showing correctly on webpage, but not in php

Question

my code:

<?php 
    header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
    $url = "http://80.211.192.133:8117/stats";
    $json = file_get_contents($url);
    $obj = json_decode($json);

    $error = json_last_error();

    var_dump($error);
?>

I am getting error:

code 5 - Malformed UTF-8 characters when encoding callback response

but when you open the link from $url variable, it is showing correct data.

can someone help me with that?

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I sincerely doubt this is a charset issue. I believe it is more likely due to the fact that the source is delivering the content using `Content-Encoding: deflate`. It might be a duplicate of something here, but certainly not the one currently indicated. — Octopus, Nov 30 '17 at 21:22
i agree, this is not a duplicate at all. i tried playing with the deflate in PHP, but never done that much. sorry, no "help" time left, but does not seem like a charset issue at all. — blueweb, Nov 30 '17 at 21:23
@blueweb GREAT - That worked, thanks a lot! Problem solved :) — Fero Hora, Nov 30 '17 at 21:27

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 30 '17 at 21:54

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The issue comes from the server compressing your data. gzinflate will help you out here:

<?php 
header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
$url = "http://80.211.192.133:8117/stats";
$data = file_get_contents($url); 
$data = gzinflate( $data ); 
$obj = json_decode($data,true);

In all fairness, @Octopus also spotted the important part.

edited Nov 30 '17 at 21:54

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answered Nov 30 '17 at 21:40

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It is unfortunate that PHP doesn't automatically do this when it sees the header. There is no guarantee that the source will always use the same `Content-Encoding`. To be safe your PHP should check for the presence of the header and its value. – Octopus Nov 30 '17 at 21:50

PHP JSON GET showing correctly on webpage, but not in php

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