JSON Decode in PHP fails using CURL

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$ch = curl_init('http://www.somesite.com/project/User?id=1&&user=MYUSER');   
$result = curl_exec($ch);   
print $result;   
curl_close($ch);   
$json=json_decode($result,true);

print "-->".$json;   

print "------>".$json['PASSWORD'];`

The output I get is:

-->1   
------>

What is the "1" that is appended towards the end? How do i solve it?

try print_r instead of print for your $json array

Hanky Panky
– Hanky Panky

2013-03-05 17:51:47 +00:00
Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:51 — Hanky Panky
– Hanky Panky, Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:51

Wrikken · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-05 17:54:20Z

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$result = curl_exec($ch); => $result = true, you forgot:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

answered Mar 5, 2013 at 17:54

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eyevan · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-05 17:55:07Z

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My guess is you're using curl incorrectly. You should set CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER option to true:

$ch = curl_init('http://www.somesite.com/project/User?id=1&&user=MYUSER');
curl_setopt( CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );
$result = curl_exec($ch);   
print $result;   
curl_close($ch);   
$json=json_decode($result,true);

Otherwise you're just printing everything into stdout.

answered Mar 5, 2013 at 17:55

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