Firebase Database and PHP

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I am running into some strange problem with php firebase implementation, i am using ktamas77/firebase-php and i would like to populate the record via a json doc. But it seems every time i try to insert a json doc via

$success = $firebase->set(1 . '/AwayTeam/' . '123456', $myJSON);

i see a format string in firebase db which looks like this

"{\"user_id\" : \"jack\", \"text\" : \"Ahoy!\"}"

what am i missing here ?

$myObj->last = "Miller"; $myObj->name = "John"; $myObj->age = 30; $myObj->city = "New York"; $myJSON = json_encode($myObj); — NoSoup4you
– NoSoup4you, Commented Nov 8, 2017 at 21:13
Sorry, I deleted my earlier request for more info and posted an answer directly instead after looking up the source code of the firebase-php library. — Mastacheata
– Mastacheata, Commented Nov 8, 2017 at 22:28

Mastacheata · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-08 22:31:09Z

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As you can see in the firebase-php sourcecode it doesn't accept raw json strings to be entered into the database. Instead the library will perform a json_encode on whatever you put as $data.

Don't do any decoding/encoding if you want to store PHP objects into the database:

$success = $firebase->set(1 . '/AwayTeam/' . '123456', $myObj);

In order to insert raw JSON with said library, you'll have to decode it into a PHP object/array first:

$success = $firebase->set(1 . '/AwayTeam/' . '123456', json_decode($myJSON));

edited Nov 8, 2017 at 22:31

answered Nov 8, 2017 at 21:13

Mastacheata

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Mastacheata Over a year ago

With the info from your comment, I'd suggest not running any json_* functions at all. You already have a PHP object which you can pass into the set function. (i.e.: instead of $myJSON or json_decode($myJSON) just pass $myObj)

Mastacheata Over a year ago

Edited my answer to show that option as well based on the example code form your question comment.

NoSoup4you Over a year ago

Thanks, but the object was just a sample to see why it didnt work, My real json is quite big. I tested it and it works fine

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