json_helper.php

function psuedo_json_to_array($psuedo_json)
	{

		//Check if this is suedo json. If not exit with notice. 
		if (strpos($psuedo_json,"<=") !== false && strpos($psuedo_json,"=>") !== false){
			
			$psuedo_json = str_replace("<=", "{", $psuedo_json);
			$json_string = str_replace("=>", "}", $psuedo_json);
			$json_errors = json_validate($json_string);
				//This will take care of the rest if the inside does not have the correct formatting. 
				//
				if($json_errors == false){
					exit("This is not correct JSON"); 
				}else{
					$array = json_decode($json_string,true);
					return $array;
				}
		
		}else{

			exit("This string does not appear to be valid Psuedo JSON!");
		}
	}

function json_validate($string) {
        if (is_string($string)) {
            @json_decode($string);
            return (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE);
        }
        return false;
    }