How can I decode json in PHP 5.1?

Question

json_decode function is not part of PHP 5.1, so I cannot use it. Is there any other function for this version?

Answer 1

You're seeing this error because you have a php version earlier than 5.2.0. These functions are included by default in php 5.2.0 and later.

PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined function json_encode()

You can install the PECL extension by running:

pecl install json

It will compile, then add this to your php.ini file: (mine is in /etc/php5/apache2)

extension=json.so

Then restart apache.