JSON to PHP array converter

How to use it

1. Enter json and array syntax.
2. The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
3. Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.

How it is calculated

Each object becomes an associative array of 'key' => value pairs, each array becomes an indexed list, true, false and null stay as PHP constants, and numbers keep their exact text. Strings are single-quoted with \ and ' escaped; strings with control characters use double quotes.

Example

Inputs: Array syntax = Short [ ]. Result: PHP array: [ 'name' => 'Ali', 'age' => 30, 'active' => true, 'tags' => [ 'admin', 'editor' ], 'address' => [ 'city' => 'Riyadh', 'zip' => null ] ]; Values converted: 7.

{
  "name": "Ali",
  "age": 30,
  "active": true,
  "tags": ["admin", "editor"],
  "address": {
    "city": "Riyadh",
    "zip": null
  }
}

[
    'name' => 'Ali',
    'age' => 30,
    'active' => true,
    'tags' => [
        'admin',
        'editor'
    ],
    'address' => [
        'city' => 'Riyadh',
        'zip' => null
    ]
]

Limits and caveats

• An empty object {} becomes [] because PHP arrays cannot tell the two apart.
• Integers above PHP_INT_MAX are copied as written, but PHP reads them as floats.