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<?php
$arr = '"test" => "testval", "test2" => "test2val"';
$arr2 = '["test" => "testval", "test2" => "test2val"]';
$arr3 = '["test" => "testval", "test2" => "test2val"]';
$arr4 = serialize('["test" => "testval", "test2" => "test2val"]');
$arr5 = serialize(["test" => "testval", "test2" => "test2val"]);
$arr1a = (array) $arr2;
$arr2a = (array) $arr2;
$arr3a = explode(",", $arr3);
// $arr4a = unserialize($arr3);
$arr5a = unserialize($arr4);
$arr6a = unserialize($arr5);
var_dump($arr1a);
var_dump($arr2a);
var_dump($arr3a);
// var_dump($arr4a);
var_dump($arr5a);
var_dump($arr6a);