How to decode this JSON in PHP

Question

im having trouble decoding and adding this JSON data in PHP, each json contains 8 entries, after im hoping to have a site layout that 4x4 grid

JSON Structure

{
  "packages": [
    {
      "id": "TEST2362",
      "name": "TEST"
      "desc": "TEST Desc",
      "image": "URL",
      "package": "URL",
      "version": "1.00",
      "picpath": "PATH",
      "desc_1": "",
      "desc_2": "",
      "ReviewStars": "4/5 Stars",
      "Size": "1.1 GBs",
      "Author": "TESTER",
      "apptype": "TEST TYPE",
      "pv": "VER",
      "main_icon_path": "URL",
      "main_menu_pic": "PATH",
      "releaseddate": "1/1/2019"
    },

iv tried this

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

$json = file_get_contents("URL.com/test.json");
$data = json_decode($json, true);

$data->packages->id[0];

echo $data;

    ?>

i get

Notice: Trying to get property 'packages' of non-object in PATH on line 10

Notice: Trying to get property 'id' of non-object in PATH on line 10

When you pass `TRUE` as the second parameter to `json_decode()` the result is an array, not an object. — Patrick Q, Jun 21 '19 at 12:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '19 at 12:43

You are trying to get the data as an object while json_decode return you an associative array.

So use $data['packages'][0]['id']; instead

Or you can change your json_decode to json_decode($json, false); The second parameter define wheter you want an object or an array.

You should be able to use it like an object like this.

How to decode this JSON in PHP

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