$data = '{"Coords":[{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.277720488429026","Longitude":"-9.012038778269686","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 11:59:34 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27770755361785","Longitude":"-9.011979642121824","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:09 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"},{"Accuracy":"65","Latitude":"53.27769091555766","Longitude":"-9.012051410095722","Timestamp":"Fri Jul 05 2013 12:02:17 GMT+0100 (IST)"}]}';
$manage = json_decode($data, true);
//2 ways
//this is for string from $_REQUEST,$_POST to array
$jsonText = $_REQUEST['myJSON'];
$decodedText = html_entity_decode($jsonText);
$myArray = json_decode($decodedText, true);
//this is for json to array
$assosiative_array = json_decode(json_encode($jsonText),true);
<?php
$json = '[{"name":"xxx","phone":"123","email":"a@a.com"},{"name":"yyy","phone":"456","email":"b@a.com"},{"name":"zzz","phone":"678","email":"c@a.com"}]';
$json_decoded = json_decode($json);
echo '<table>';
foreach($json_decoded as $result){
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>'.$result->name.'</td>';
echo '<td>'.$result->phone.'</td>';
echo '<td>'.$result->email.'</td>';
echo '</tr>';
}
echo '</table>';
?>
json_decode('{foo:"bar"}'); // this fails
json_decode('{"foo":"bar"}', true); // returns array("foo" => "bar")
json_decode('{"foo":"bar"}'); // returns an object, not an array.