- json_decode: documentation ( source)
- print_r: documentation ( source)
<?php
$s = '{"1": "apple", "2": "banana", "3": "orange"}';
$jsonData = json_decode($s, true);
$i = 1;
$pairs = [];
for($i = 1; $i < count($jsonData); ++$i) {
$pair = [$jsonData[$i], $jsonData[$i + 1]];
$pairs[] = $pair;
}
print_r($pairs);