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<?php var_dump(json_encode('Hello')); var_dump(json_decode('Hello')); // wrong var_dump(json_decode("Hello")); // wrong var_dump(json_decode('"Hello"')); // correct var_dump(json_decode("'Hello'")); // wrong
Output for 5.2.9 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.28, 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.20, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.16 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.27, 8.2.0 - 8.2.17, 8.3.0 - 8.3.4
string(7) ""Hello"" NULL NULL string(5) "Hello" NULL
Output for 5.2.1 - 5.2.8
string(7) ""Hello"" string(5) "Hello" string(5) "Hello" string(5) "Hello" string(7) "'Hello'"
Output for 5.2.0
string(7) ""Hello"" NULL NULL NULL NULL
Output for 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.1 - 5.1.6
Fatal error: Call to undefined function json_encode() in /in/lcB6Z on line 3
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.1.0
Fatal error: fatal flex scanner internal error--end of buffer missed in /in/lcB6Z on line 8
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.4.5 - 4.4.9
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: json_encode() in /in/lcB6Z on line 3
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.4
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: json_encode() in /in/lcB6Z on line 3
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.1
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: json_encode() in /in/lcB6Z on line 3

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