Jquery serialize to PHP array - php

Question

I want to send the result of a HTML sorting to the server by serializing with jQuery.
This works if I only send the result:
var result = $(this).sortable('serialize');
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/cms/update/',
data: result,
});
But I try to send a Javascript Object to the server wich contains the serialized 'result'
In PHP I get an array with result_2 as the serialize object:
Array
(
[ids_1] => miti_1_ti_2_col_2
[article_id] => article_id_2
[result_1] =>
[ids_2] => miti_1_ti_2_col_1
[result_2] => article_id[]=2
)
How can I get this result to be an array in PHP?

Answer 1

As I understood "result" is a serialized object too.
So you have to unserialize result at first.
Then you have to unserialize result2. Something like that:
$res1 = unserialize($data);
if (isset($res1['result_2']){
$res2 = unserialize($res['result_2']);
}
Updated:
I don't know if your result_2 in data is already serialized. Therefore here are two examples:
if result_2 is not serialized in data:
$arr = array('id_1' => 'miti_1_ti_2_col_2',
'article_id' => 'article_id_2',
'result_1' => '',
'ids_2' => 'miti_1_ti_2_col_1'
);
$arr['result_2'] = $arr;
$test1 = serialize($arr);
$test1 = unserialize($test1);
If result_2 is already serialized in data:
$arr = array('id_1' => 'miti_1_ti_2_col_2',
'article_id' => 'article_id_2',
'result_1' => '',
'ids_2' => 'miti_1_ti_2_col_1'
);
$arr['result_2'] = serialize($arr);
$test2 = serialize($arr);
$test2 = unserialize($test2);
$test2['result_2'] = unserialize($test2['result_2']);
This code works I checked out it. If your code still doesn't work check result in JS.

Answer 2

If I've understood correctly, you need to convert a string such as action[]=1&action[]=2 into an array?
If that is right you can use the following: (when $_POST["order"] = "action[]=1&action[]=2")
$result = preg_split("/&?action\[\]=/", $_POST["order"], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
This will give you:
Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 2
)