how to convert a string to an array in php

Question 1

how to convert a string in array in php i.e

 $str="this is string";

should be like this

 arr[0]=this
      arr[1]=is
      arr[2]=string

The

str_split($str, 3);

split the string in 3 character word but i want to convert the string after whitespace in an array.

Question 2

$array = explode(' ', $string);

Question 3

 bool in_array  ( mixed $needle  , array $haystack  [, bool $strict  ] )

http://php.net/manual/en/function.in-array.php

Question 4

Here's what worked best for me when trying to script this (in case anyone else comes across this like I did):

$ pecl -d php_suffix=5.6 install <package>
$ pecl uninstall -r <package>

$ pecl -d php_suffix=7.0 install <package>
$ pecl uninstall -r <package>

$ pecl -d php_suffix=7.1 install <package>
$ pecl uninstall -r <package>

The -d php_suffix=<version> piece allows you to set config values at run time vs pre-setting them with pecl config-set. The uninstall -r bit does not actually uninstall it (from the docs):

vagrant@homestead:~$ pecl help uninstall
pecl uninstall [options] [channel/]<package> ...
Uninstalls one or more PEAR packages.  More than one package may be
specified at once.  Prefix with channel name to uninstall from a
channel not in your default channel (pecl.php.net)

Options:
  ...
  -r, --register-only
        do not remove files, only register the packages as not installed
  ...

The uninstall line is necessary otherwise installing it will remove any previously installed version, even if it was for a different PHP version (ex: Installing an extension for PHP 7.0 would remove the 5.6 version if the package was still registered as installed).

Question 5

What @deceze said is correct, it seems that your JSON is malformed, try this:

{
    "Coords": [{
        "Accuracy": "30",
        "Latitude": "53.2778273",
        "Longitude": "-9.0121648",
        "Timestamp": "Fri Jun 28 2013 11:43:57 GMT+0100 (IST)"
    }, {
        "Accuracy": "30",
        "Latitude": "53.2778273",
        "Longitude": "-9.0121648",
        "Timestamp": "Fri Jun 28 2013 11:43:57 GMT+0100 (IST)"
    }, {
        "Accuracy": "30",
        "Latitude": "53.2778273",
        "Longitude": "-9.0121648",
        "Timestamp": "Fri Jun 28 2013 11:43:57 GMT+0100 (IST)"
    }, {
        "Accuracy": "30",
        "Latitude": "53.2778339",
        "Longitude": "-9.0121466",
        "Timestamp": "Fri Jun 28 2013 11:45:54 GMT+0100 (IST)"
    }, {
        "Accuracy": "30",
        "Latitude": "53.2778159",
        "Longitude": "-9.0121201",
        "Timestamp": "Fri Jun 28 2013 11:45:58 GMT+0100 (IST)"
    }]
}

Use json_decode to convert String into Object (stdClass) or array: http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

[edited]

I did not understand what do you mean by "an official JSON object", but suppose you want to add content to json via PHP and then converts it right back to JSON?

assuming you have the following variable:

$data = '{"Coords":[{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27770755361785","Longitude":"-9.011979642121824","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:09 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"}]}';

You should convert it to Object (stdClass):

$manage = json_decode($data);

But working with stdClass is more complicated than PHP-Array, then try this (use second param with true):

$manage = json_decode($data, true);

This way you can use array functions: http://php.net/manual/en/function.array.php

adding an item:

$manage = json_decode($data, true);

echo 'Before: <br>';
print_r($manage);

$manage['Coords'][] = Array(
    'Accuracy' => '90'
    'Latitude' => '53.277720488429026'
    'Longitude' => '-9.012038778269686'
    'Timestamp' => 'Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)'
);

echo '<br>After: <br>';
print_r($manage);

remove first item:

$manage = json_decode($data, true);
echo 'Before: <br>';
print_r($manage);
array_shift($manage['Coords']);
echo '<br>After: <br>';
print_r($manage);

any chance you want to save to json to a database or a file:

$data = '{"Coords":[{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27770755361785","Longitude":"-9.011979642121824","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:09 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"}]}';

$manage = json_decode($data, true);

$manage['Coords'][] = Array(
    'Accuracy' => '90'
    'Latitude' => '53.277720488429026'
    'Longitude' => '-9.012038778269686'
    'Timestamp' => 'Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)'
);

if (($id = fopen('datafile.txt', 'wb'))) {
    fwrite($id, json_encode($manage));
    fclose($id);
}

I hope I have understood your question.

Good luck.

Question 6

Never used any of those, but they look interesting..

Take a look at Gearman as well.. more overhead in systems like these but you get other cool stuff :) Guess it depends on your needs ..

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