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PHP JSON Response Helper

Return a JSON response from a small PHP endpoint.

#php #api #json #response

PHP

<?php

function json_response(array $payload, int $status = 200): void
{
    http_response_code($status);
    header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
    echo json_encode($payload, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
    exit;
}

json_response([
    'success' => true,
    'message' => 'Saved successfully.',
]);

Notes

Set the status code before outputting JSON.

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Updated: 2026-06-08 14:33

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