Get the content of the JSON file using:
Definition and Usage
The file_get_contents() reads a file into a string.
This function is the best way to read the contents of a file into a string. It uses memory mapping if this technique is supported by the web server enhance performance.
Example completed:
<?php
// file_get_contents call instead
$str = '{
"day": {
"summary": "No precipitation for the day; temperatures rising to 8° on Monday.",
"icon": "clear",
"data": [
{
"time": 1383458420,
"summary": "cloudy throughout the day.",
"icon": "cloudy-day",
"sunriseTime": 1383434266,
"sunsetTime": 1383522344,
"tempMin": -3.86,
"tempMinTime": 1383567800,
"tempMax": -1.18,
"tempMaxTime": 1383467400
}
]
}
}';
// decode JSON
$json = json_decode($str, true);
// get the data
$temperatureMin = $json['day']['data'][0]['tempMin'];
$temperatureMax = $json['day']['data'][0]['tempMax'];
// echo it
echo $temperatureMin . PHP_EOL;
echo $temperatureMax;