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<?php
$first_name = "{'first_name' : 'Parag'}";
$last_name = "{'last_name' : 'Tyagi'}";
$phone_number = "{'phone_number' : '9999999999'}";
$data['f_name'] = json_decode($first_name, TRUE);
$data['l_name'] = json_decode($last_name, TRUE);
$data['p_no'] = json_decode($phone_number, TRUE);
print_r($data);