JSON.parse vs json_decode

Question

I am currently learning php as I build a database website. I am passing information between functions using JSON objects. I have come across two different functions JSON.parse and json_decode. Please can someone explain to me what the difference is and when I should be using each of them.

Many thanks

Answer 1

The language!

There is no function called JSON.parse in PHP. Also PHP does not have this syntax at all.This is a method of Javascript.

json_decode() is an standard function of PHP and parses JSON to PHP Objects, arrays, etc.

You can see PHP official documentation here for more about json_decode

Answer 2

json_decode() is a php function which converts json data into php objects.
json.parse() is a function in javascript which converts json data in javascript objects.