Ukufunda nokukhohlisa amafayela e-JSON kuwumsebenzi ovamile emhlabeni wokuthuthukiswa kwe-PHP. I-JSON, emele i-JavaScript Object Notation, isiphenduke indinganiso eyamukelwa kabanzi yokushintshisana kwedatha ngenxa yobulula bayo nesakhiwo esinesisindo esincane. Ngaphandle kwegama layo, i-JSON iyifomethi yedatha ezimele yolimi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi singayisebenzisa ngokuphumelelayo ku-PHP kanye nezinye izilimi ezifana ne-JavaScript, C#, Python, njll. Kulo mhlahlandlela, sizobhekisisa ukuthi singayifunda kanjani idatha yefayela le-JSON sisebenzisa i-PHP ngesinyathelo-by- isinyathelo sokuhamba kwekhodi.
I-PHP ihlinzeka ngemisebenzi eyakhelwe ngaphakathi yokuphatha idatha ye-JSON, inxenxa onjiniyela ngobulula nokuhambisana phambili. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenza kuhlelo lokusebenza oluncane noma uphatha idathasethi enkulu, i-PHP ne-JSON yenza inhlanganisela enamandla.