I have some PHP files on my Apache server which use some methods of JSON, like json_encode(). When I'm running these files, I get the following error:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function json_encode()
I searched all over Stack Overflow, but none of the solutions I found until now, had worked for me.
I've installed php-json package, and restarted the server, but that didn't work.
When I run php -i | grep json to see its state, I get the following output:
json
json support => enabled
json version => 1.4.0
I've also enabled the extension in the php.ini file.
When I check what modules are enabled using php -m, I see that JSON is enabled.
When I run php -i to see the phpinfo(), I get the following output:
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So basically, everything should work, but I still get those errors about the JSON methods in my PHP code.
What else can I do to solve this error?
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