json-example.json

{
     "firstName": "John",
     "lastName": "Smith",
     "age": 25,
     "address":
     {
         "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street",
         "city": "New York",
         "state": "NY",
         "postalCode": "10021"
     },
     "phoneNumber":
     [
         {
           "type": "home",
           "number": "212 555-1234"
         },
         {
           "type": "fax",
           "number": "646 555-4567"
         }
     ],
     "isMarried": true,
     "isUnder18": false,
     "favoriteNumbers": [1,42,3.14159],
     "nullTest": null
 }

php-example.txt

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