(PHP 3>= 3.0.5, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)
unserialize --
Creates a PHP value from a stored representation
Description
mixed unserialize (string str)
unserialize() takes a single serialized
variable (see serialize()) and converts it
back into a PHP value. The converted value is returned, and can
be an integer, float,
string, array or object.
If an object was serialized, its methods are not preserved in the
returned value.
Note:
In PHP 3, methods are not preserved when unserializing a
serialized object. PHP 4 removes that limitation and restores
both properties and methods. Please see the Serializing Objects
section of Classes and
Objects or more information.
Example 1. unserialize() example // Here, we use unserialize() to load session data from a database
// into $session_data. This example complements the one described
// with <function>serialize</function>.
$conn = odbc_connect ("webdb", "php", "chicken");
$stmt = odbc_prepare ($conn, "SELECT data FROM sessions WHERE id = ?");
$sqldata = array ($PHP_AUTH_USER);
if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &$sqldata) || !odbc_fetch_into ($stmt, &$tmp)) {
// if the execute or fetch fails, initialize to empty array
$session_data = array();
} else {
// we should now have the serialized data in $tmp[0].
$session_data = unserialize ($tmp[0]);
if (!is_array ($session_data)) {
// something went wrong, initialize to empty array
$session_data = array();
}
} |
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See Also: serialize().