PHP: JSON Decode

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<?php
  /* Set Content Encoding Header */
  $json = '[{"type":"cat","name":"Alfie","age":2},{"type":"dog","name":"Bella","age":6}]';
  /* Parse JSON to Object */
  $object = json_decode($json);
  /* Parse JSON to Array */
  $array = json_decode($json,true);
  /* Print Object */
  var_dump($object);
  /* Print Array */
  var_dump($array);
?>