Access data in JSON via PHP -

i trying access data generated via directory services database creating ics files being sent website via json encoding.

there multiple files or unknown amount being generated. main issue @ point, need parse information out of json files ics files.

what stuck @ moment reading information in json files.

the json files this:

{   "smsdata": {       "date": 20170817062448,       "person": {           "data":[{              "person": 321654978,              "information": "person information"           },{              "person": 3216549,              "information": "person information"           }] }} 

what trying dig deep , person , information data out ics file.

what have @ moment in php display data see if accessing correct data is:

    $str = '../filename/test.json'; // location of files     $contents = file_get_contents($str);  // information file     $decode = json_decode($contents, true); // creates json array      //array loop     foreach($decode $key => $value){     echo $value["person"]. " -> " . $value["information"]. "<br>"; // should display information needed     print_r ($value);  // test dump of data } 

i'm aware i'm not digging deep enough. found resourse helpful: how extract data json php?, convert , loop through json php , javascript arrays/objects. believe ical parser of great use not sure how use @ stage.

i want make sure i'm reading correct data now, next step create .ics files person , information data.

thank help.

(btw, i've been using php couple months)

you correct, not starting loop on correct array member.

$contents = '{         "smsdata": {             "date": 20170817062448,             "person": {                 "data":[{                    "person": 321654978,                    "information": "person information"                 },{                    "person": 3216549,                    "information": "person information"                 }]             }     } }';  $decode = json_decode($contents, true); print_r($decode);  foreach($decode['smsdata']['person']['data'] $value){     echo $value["person"]. " -> " . $value["information"]. "<br>"; } 

results

321654978 -> person information<br> 3216549 -> person information<br>