I'm creating PHP scraper to get value from Javascript array, how to Convert Javascript array to PHP Array

<?php
// example scraped array
$str = 'var str_array = ["aa", "bb"]';
$str = str_replace("var ", '$', $str); 
eval($str);
print_r($str_array);

I'm creating PHP scraper to get value from Javascript array, how to Convert Javascript array to PHP Array

<?php
// example scraped array
$str = 'var str_array = ["aa", "bb"]';
$str = str_replace("var ", '$', $str); 
eval($str);
print_r($str_array);

• javascript
• php
• arrays

Share Improve this question Follow edited Aug 18, 2019 at 5:04 uingtea asked May 5, 2016 at 5:49 uingteauingtea 6,58422 gold badges3131 silver badges4444 bronze badges 5

• but js is client side after converting its not print of array using print_r – Maninderpreet Singh Commented May 5, 2016 at 5:50
• 1 Possible duplicate of how to convert javascript array to php array – S M Abrar Jahin Commented May 5, 2016 at 5:52
• What are you trying to do? – Sagar Guhe Commented May 5, 2016 at 5:53
• Update eval($str); into eval("$str;"); – Narendrasingh Sisodia Commented May 5, 2016 at 5:53
• I need js string to process in the server, it not for client side. – uingtea Commented May 5, 2016 at 5:54

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Post your javascript array as a JSON string via ajax and process it server-side.

Javascript

var str_array = ["aa", "bb"];
var request = $.ajax({
  url: "test.php",
  method: "POST",
  data: { myData : JSON.stringify(str_array) },
  dataType: "html"
});
request.done(function( msg ) {
  // ajax response
});
request.fail(function( jqXHR, textStatus ) {
  alert( "Request failed: " + textStatus );
});

PHP (test.php)

$json = $_POST['myData'];
$myDataArray = json_decode($json,true);
print_r($myDataArray);

Eval() should end with ;

<?php
$str = 'var str_array = ["aa", "bb"]';
$str = str_replace("var ", '$', $str); 
eval($str.";");
print_r($str_array);

Output:

Array ( [0] => aa [1] => bb )

But I don't know why you opt for this.