Convert PHP datas to a JSON file - php

Question

i need help
I have data that comes from a database and gets in a table and with this data I would like to create a json file, here is the structure of my table :
Array
(
[TSHIMAMBU KAFIMBA JEAN] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[TAMBWE MANANGA JOSEPH] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[MBALA SHABANI JEAN PAUL] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[MUSANGU KYULU BENOIT] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[MBUYI MUKADI ROGER] =>
)
)
)
[2] => Array
(
[MUTOMBO KOLOMONI FRANCOIS] =>
)
[3] => Array
(
[SUNGUNRA MATUNDA ELISÉE] =>
)
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[NDAY WA NDAY DAVID] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[LUBINDA BANZA JACQUIE] =>
)
)
)
)
)
and here is the code that helps me get this table
function myfunction($parent_id, $departement_id){
$tab = fetchchildren($parent_id, $departement_id);
$departement_database = new DepartementDatabase();
$employees = $departement_database->show_employes_of_departement($departement_id);
$name_parent = " ";
foreach ($employees as $employee){
if($employee['id'] == $parent_id){
$name_parent = utf8_encode($employee['name_employee']);
break;
}
}
$tab2 = array();
foreach ($tab as $value){
$tab2[$name_parent][] = myfunction($value['id'], $departement_id);
}
if (count($tab) == 0){
$tab2[$name_parent] = null;
}
return $tab2;
}
$tab = myfunction(1, 1);
how to browse my array to get this json format ????
here is the json format i want to have
[{
"label": "President",
"name": "John Doe",
"children": [{
"name" : "Jane Smith",
"label": "Vice President of Administration",
"children": [{
"name": "Peter West",
"label": "Director of Finance"
}, {
"name" : "Sarah Jones",
"label": "Director of Human Resources"
}]
}, {
"name" : "Richard Easton",
"label": "Vice President of Operations",
"children": [{
"name" : "Amy Thomas",
"label": "Director of Distribution"
}, {
"name" : "Greg Li",
"label": "Director of Customer Service",
"children": [{
"name" : "Laronda Phillips",
"label": "Technical Support Manager"
}]
}]
}, {
"name" : "Alice Ozaltin",
"label": "Vice President of Merchandising",
"children": [{
"name": "Zach Kwon",
"label": "Director of Purchasing",
"children": [
{
"name": "Jonathan Branham",
"label": "Internal Purchasing Manager"}]
}, {
"name": "Elizabeth Norman",
"label": "Director of Appliances"
}, {
"name" : "Peter Stevens",
"label": "Director of Clothing",
"children": [{
"name": "Rebecca Hammond",
"label": "Womens Clothing Planner"
}, {
"name": "Alex Kaplan",
"label": "Mens Clothing Planner"
}]
}, {
"name" : "Mark Hughes",
"label": "Product Information Coordinator"
}, {
"name" : "Elvis Presley",
"label": "Producteur Musical"
}]
}, {
"name" : "Diego KAO",
"label": "Vice President of Merchandising",
"children": [{
"name": "Zach Kwon",
"label": "Director of Purchasing",
"children": [
{
"name": "Jonathan Branham",
"label": "Internal Purchasing Manager"}]
}, {
"name": "Elizabeth Norman",
"label": "Director of Appliances"
}, {
"name" : "Peter Stevens",
"label": "Director of Clothing",
"children": [{
"name": "Rebecca Hammond",
"label": "Womens Clothing Planner"
}, {
"name": "Alex Kaplan",
"label": "Mens Clothing Planner"
}]
}, {
"name" : "Mark Hughes",
"label": "Product Information Coordinator"
}, {
"name" : "Elvis Presley",
"label": "Producteur Musical"
}]
}]
}]
Need for help please, thanks

Answer 1

i found out how to do it with nested loops. thank you for your attention