How to convert json to html using php?

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by denis , in category: PHP General , 6 months ago

How to convert json to html using php?

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by darrion.kuhn , 6 months ago

@denis 

To convert JSON to HTML using PHP, you can follow these steps:

  1. Fetch the JSON data from a file or an API endpoint.
  2. Use the json_decode() function in PHP to convert the JSON string into a PHP array or object.
  3. Traverse the JSON data and generate the HTML structure using PHP's control structures like loops and conditionals.
  4. Output the HTML code to the browser or save it to a file.


Here is an example code snippet illustrating the conversion process:

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<?php
// 1. Fetch JSON data
$jsonData = file_get_contents('data.json');

// 2. Convert JSON to PHP array
$data = json_decode($jsonData, true);

// 3. Generate HTML structure
$html = '<ul>';
foreach ($data as $item) {
    $html .= '<li>' . $item['name'] . '</li>';
}
$html .= '</ul>';

// 4. Output HTML
echo $html;
?>


In this example, data.json is a file containing JSON data. The JSON data is converted into a PHP array using json_decode(). Then, a simple HTML list structure is generated using a loop and then outputted to the browser.


Note: The specific HTML structure and conversion logic may vary depending on the structure and complexity of your JSON data.