PHP - How to Convert Javascript Array to PHP array

Question

I'm using PHP and MySql for my web application.

In Mysql I'm inserting string as JavaScript Array ["0","1","2","3","4","5","6"]

Now I'm retrieving value from database and save in PHP Variable $dow

I need to Convert this to PHP Array like $dow = array("0","1","2","3","4","5","6");

Answer 1

Use json_decode in PHP for decoding JSON string.

$row = json_decode('["0","1","2","3","4","5","6"]');