How can I parse JSON into a html table using PHP?

I have to get a table in my website. And have to get the data for this table from "http://west.basketball.nl/db/json/stand.pl?szn_Naam=2014-2015&cmp_ID=373" I've tried a lot of thing but nothing works....

 <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
   <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
       src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
    <?php
    $json=file_get_contents("http://west.basketball.nl/db/json
    /stand.pl?szn_Naam=2014-2015&cmp_ID=373");
            $data =  json_decode($json);

        if (count($data)) {
            // Open the table
            echo "<table>";

            // Cycle through the array
            foreach ($data as $stand) {

                // Output a row
                echo "<tr>";
                echo "<td>$afko</td>";
                echo "<td>$positie</td>";
                echo "</tr>";
            }

            // Close the table
            echo "</table>";
        }
    ?>
  </body>
</html>

If you want recursive way:

public static function jsonToDebug($jsonText = '')
{
    $arr = json_decode($jsonText, true);
    $html = "";
    if ($arr && is_array($arr)) {
        $html .= self::_arrayToHtmlTableRecursive($arr);
    }
    return $html;
}

private static function _arrayToHtmlTableRecursive($arr) {
    $str = "<table><tbody>";
    foreach ($arr as $key => $val) {
        $str .= "<tr>";
        $str .= "<td>$key</td>";
        $str .= "<td>";
        if (is_array($val)) {
            if (!empty($val)) {
                $str .= self::_arrayToHtmlTableRecursive($val);
            }
        } else {
            $str .= "<strong>$val</strong>";
        }
        $str .= "</td></tr>";
    }
    $str .= "</tbody></table>";

    return $str;
}

Then call echo YourClass::jsonToDebug($jsonText);

My test on http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/


Ok first thing to do when getting data from an external source is to understand what is being returned.

So do

<?php
$json=file_get_contents("http://west.basketball.nl/db/json/stand.pl?szn_Naam=2014-2015&cmp_ID=373");
$data =  json_decode($json);

print_r($data);

Result:

stdClass Object
(
    [stand] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Risne Stars HS 1
                    [ID] => 2091
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 3
                    [percentage] => 100.0
                    [punten] => 6
                    [tegenscore] => 149
                    [eigenscore] => 191
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 42
                    [team] => Risne Stars Heren 1
                    [positie] => 1
                )

            [1] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => D.B.V. Arriba HS 2
                    [ID] => 1813
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 2
                    [percentage] => 0.0
                    [punten] => 0
                    [tegenscore] => 116
                    [eigenscore] => 102
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => -14
                    [team] => D.B.V. Arriba Heren 2
                    [positie] => 10
                )

            [2] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => The Valley Bucketeers HS 2
                    [ID] => 2430
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 2
                    [percentage] => 0.0
                    [punten] => 0
                    [tegenscore] => 177
                    [eigenscore] => 70
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => -107
                    [team] => The Valley Bucketeers Heren 2
                    [positie] => 11
                )

            [3] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Uitsmijters HS 2
                    [ID] => 2143
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 2
                    [percentage] => 100.0
                    [punten] => 4
                    [tegenscore] => 79
                    [eigenscore] => 161
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 82
                    [team] => Uitsmijters Heren 2
                    [positie] => 2
                )

            [4] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Picker Reds HS 1
                    [ID] => 2056
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 3
                    [percentage] => 66.7
                    [punten] => 4
                    [tegenscore] => 193
                    [eigenscore] => 184
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => -9
                    [team] => Picker Reds Heren 1
                    [positie] => 3
                )

            [5] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Peatminers HS 2
                    [ID] => 6247
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 1
                    [percentage] => 100.0
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 36
                    [eigenscore] => 64
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 28
                    [team] => Peatminers Heren 2
                    [positie] => 4
                )

            [6] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Jolly Jumpers HS 1
                    [ID] => 1994
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 2
                    [percentage] => 50.0
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 103
                    [eigenscore] => 119
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 16
                    [team] => Jolly Jumpers Heren 1
                    [positie] => 5
                )

            [7] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => TONEGO '65 HS 2
                    [ID] => 2120
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 2
                    [percentage] => 50.0
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 107
                    [eigenscore] => 122
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 15
                    [team] => TONEGO '65 Heren 2
                    [positie] => 6
                )

            [8] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Amical HS 2
                    [ID] => 1791
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 3
                    [percentage] => 33.3
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 180
                    [eigenscore] => 195
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => 15
                    [team] => Amical Heren 2
                    [positie] => 7
                )

            [9] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => S.V.Z.W. HS 2
                    [ID] => 5526
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 3
                    [percentage] => 33.3
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 174
                    [eigenscore] => 151
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => -23
                    [team] => S.V.Z.W. Heren 2
                    [positie] => 8
                )

            [10] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [afko] => Twente Buzzards HS 3
                    [ID] => 2294
                    [status] => Actief
                    [gespeeld] => 3
                    [percentage] => 33.3
                    [punten] => 2
                    [tegenscore] => 196
                    [eigenscore] => 151
                    [datum] => 2014-10-05
                    [saldo] => -45
                    [team] => Twente Buzzards Heren 3
                    [positie] => 9
                )

        )

    [nummer] => OHS2C
    [version] => 1.0
    [aantal_teams] => 11
    [id] => 373
    [seizoen] => 2014-2015
    [naam] => Oost Afdeling Heren Senioren 2e klasse C
    [gewijzigd] => 2014-10-05 18:34:25
)

So now you know you are dealing with an OBJECT and not scalar values or an array.

So try this code:-

<?php
    $json=file_get_contents("http://west.basketball.nl/db/json/stand.pl?szn_Naam=2014-2015&cmp_ID=373");
    $data =  json_decode($json);

    if (count($data->stand)) {
        // Open the table
        echo "<table>";

        // Cycle through the array
        foreach ($data->stand as $idx => $stand) {

            // Output a row
            echo "<tr>";
            echo "<td>$stand->afko</td>";
            echo "<td>$stand->positie</td>";
            echo "</tr>";
        }

        // Close the table
        echo "</table>";
    }
?>

Why not try :

$data = json_decode($json, true);