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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);