json response handling issue - php

Question

I'm stuck with retrieving json response below is the json output. Your help would be highly appreciated.
{ "productHeader" : { "totalHits" : 684 }, "products" : [ { "name" : "Victoria Hotels", "productImage" : { "url" : "http://hotels.com/hotels/9000000/8640000/8633700/8633672/8633672_20_b.jpg" }, "language" : "en", "description" : "Location. Victoria Hotels is in Foshan (Nanhai) and area attractions include Renshou Temple and New Plaza Stadium. Additional regional attractions include Guangdong Folk Art Museum and Bright Filial Piety Temple.", "identifiers" : { }, "fields" : [ { "name" : "regions2", "value" : "Guangdong" },
Please help me to fetch the particular values. For example if I need to fetch the name, image url from the json response.

Answer 1

You can use json_decode to parse a JSON string to an array and access it's values:
// assuming, that $string contains the json response
// second parameter to true, to get an array instead of an object
$data = json_decode( $string, true );
if ( $data ) {
echo $data['products'][0]['name'];
// or whatever value
} else {
echo 'JSON could not be parsed, error: ' . json_last_error();
}
To show all values in the products array, simple loop it:
if ( $data ) {
foreach($data['products'] as $product){
echo $product['name'];
}
// or whatever value
} else {...

Answer 2

If you're going to use PHP to get the values, check this:
$decodedJson = json_decode($json, true);
print_r($decodedJson);
You will get an array, to get image source and other tags you need to do it in a loop or select concrete index like:
echo $decodedJson['productHeader']['products'][0]['productImage']['url'];
In JS you should extract the values the same way.