What are the implications of storing JSON-encoded data as a string instead of an array in a MySQL database when working with PHP?

Storing JSON-encoded data as a string instead of an array in a MySQL database can make it harder to query and manipulate the data directly in SQL. To solve this issue, you can decode the JSON string into an array in PHP before processing or displaying the data. 

// Retrieve JSON-encoded data from the database
$jsonData = "{'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}";

// Decode the JSON string into an array
$dataArray = json_decode($jsonData, true);

// Access the data as an array
echo $dataArray['key1']; // Output: value1
echo $dataArray['key2']; // Output: value2

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JSON string array MySQL database

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