How can JSON files be properly accessed and read in PHP?

To properly access and read JSON files in PHP, you can use the `file_get_contents()` function to read the JSON file and then use `json_decode()` function to decode the JSON data into a PHP array or object for further manipulation. 

// Read the JSON file
$json_data = file_get_contents('data.json');

// Decode the JSON data into a PHP array
$data = json_decode($json_data, true);

// Access and use the data as needed
foreach ($data as $item) {
    echo $item['name'] . '<br>';
}

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