The PHP File
PHP has some built-in functions to handle JSON.
Objects in PHP can be converted into JSON by using the PHP function json_encode():
Step 1:
Create index.html file and create below html code in it.
<h2 id="demo1"></h2>
Step 2:
Create php file to access json data.
PHP Array
Arrays in PHP will also be converted into JSON when using the PHP function json_encode():
demo_json.php
<?php
$myArr = array("John", "Mary", "Peter", "Sally");
$myJSON = json_encode($myArr);
echo $myJSON;
?>
The Client JavaScript
Here is a JavaScript on the client, using an AJAX call to request the PHP file from the array example above:Use JSON.parse() to convert the result into a JavaScript array:
<script>
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
var myObj = JSON.parse(this.responseText);
document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = myObj[2];
}
};
xmlhttp.open("GET", "demo_json.php", true);
xmlhttp.send();
</script>
Complete Code For Getting JSON Array data from PHP File Using JavaScript
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>How To Get JSON Data From PHP File Using JavaScript</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="text-center">
<h1 id="color" style="color: tomato">How To Get JSON Data From PHP File Using JavaScript</h1>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="well">
<h2 id="demo1"></h2>
</div>
<script>
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
var myObj = JSON.parse(this.responseText);
document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = myObj[2];
}
};
xmlhttp.open("GET", "demo_json.php", true);
xmlhttp.send();
</script>
</div>
</body>
</html>