How to decode a JSON string in PHP?

print_r is your friend for figuring out JSON structure.

<?php

$addresses = json_decode('{"addresses":{"address":[{"@array":"true","@id":"888888","@uri":"xyz","household":{"@id":"44444","@uri":"xyz"},"person":{"@id":"","@uri":""},"addressType":{"@id":"1","@uri":"xyz","name":"Primary"},"address1":"xyz","address2":null,"address3":null,"city":"xyz","postalCode":"111111"}]}}');

$_SESSION['address1'] = $addresses->addresses->address[0]->address1;
$_SESSION['address2'] = $addresses->addresses->address[0]->address2;
$_SESSION['address3'] = $addresses->addresses->address[0]->address3;
$_SESSION['city'] = $addresses->addresses->address[0]->city;
$_SESSION['postalCode'] = $addresses->addresses->address[0]->postalCode;

print_r($_SESSION);

Results in:

Array
(
    [address1] => xyz
    [address2] => 
    [address3] => 
    [city] => xyz
    [postalCode] => 111111
)

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