cast string to array php

Question

I have a PHP array, but when I var_dump($array) it returns it as a string.

$array = file_get_contents("http://url.com");

array(1) {
  [0]=>
  string(1874) "array(
  'response'=>array(...

I tried to do var_dump( (array) $array), but that returns the same array as a string again, except this string is now in a single array value.

Any idea on how I can turn this "array" into an actual array?

Thanks!

Can you provide the code that sets up the contents of the $array variable? — random_user_name
– random_user_name, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 2:00
I'm doing a file_get_contents of a function that returns a response of array( 'response'=>array('numFound'=>284075,'start'=>0,'docs'=>array( etc.. — d-_-b
– d-_-b, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 2:01
Maybe eval is a better solution. mixed eval ( string $code ), although it comes with risks. — bumperbox
– bumperbox, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 2:08
$file_str = file_get_contents("url.com"); $file_arr = explode("\n", $file_str); are you trying to do this? — FirmView
– FirmView, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 2:18

DevZer0 · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-08 02:10:30Z

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file_get_contents returns a string. it is not an array. better option would be to have your function returns a json string and do a json_decode on it from the client side

answered Aug 8, 2013 at 2:10

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Pawel · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-08 02:07:29Z

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http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print-r.php#93529

or you can resort to the evil eval?

answered Aug 8, 2013 at 2:07

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