PHP json_encode return rows as objects instead of arrays [duplicate]

You should use json_decode with TRUE param like following example:

$array = array(1,2,3);
$encode = json_encode($array);

$decode = json_decode($encode, TRUE);

Now $decode is array, not object.

Basically json_decode() will return data two types.

1) object 
2) associtavie array

By default json_decode() return object type value.

But, if you want value as an array format use must use TRUE as a second argument in json_decode().

e.g,

$decoded_value = json_decode($json_encoded_value, TRUE);

use this code for decoding your encode json data

$encode = $your_json_encoded_data

json_decode($encode, TRUE);

actually json_encode function in php will return a json formatted string.

and if you want to parse json formatted string back in php then you should use json_decode.

json_decode function will return data two types. object & associtavie array.

json_decode(); return type object

json_decode(, TRUE); return type associtative array