PHP Convert string into array -

how convert string $string = 'array(array("a"=>"content"))'; (<-- string) array this:

array(1) { [0]=> array(1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "content" } }

i going build function run serialize online:

input: $string = 'array(array(1))'; echo serialize($string);

result: a:1:{i:0;a:1:{i:0;i:1;}} not s:16:"array(array(1)))";

you call: $returnvalue = serialize('array(array(1))');

you /could/ use eval():

$string = 'array(array("a"=>"content"))'; eval("\$array = $string;"); print_r($array);

output:

array (     [0] => array         (             [a] => content         )  )

but if you're accepting user inputs, should not use eval().

also, consider using json_encode() / json_decode() instead.

alternatively, store arrays in strings, use serialize , unserialize.

Shashtri