Keep the true ARRAY OBJECT between Javascript -to- PHP via Ajax? -

i want post javascript array object via ajax php. @ php end, still want use object true array. below approach far still not successful in terms of using incoming object array @ php side. can parse string.

javascript:

var myobj = {      fred: { apples: 2, oranges: 4, bananas: 7, melons: 0 },      mary: { apples: 0, oranges: 10, bananas: 0, melons: 0 },      sarah: { apples: 0, oranges: 0, bananas: 0, melons: 5 }  } 

then, javascript/jquery send via ajax:

$.ajax({     type: "post",     url: "ajax.php",     datatype: "json",     data: { "data" : json.stringify(myobj) } }).success(function( response ) {     alert(response); }); 

then parse @ php:

$data = json_decode( $_post["data"] ); echo json_encode( $data["fred"] ); echo json_encode( $data["fred"]["apples"] ); echo json_encode( $data["fred"]->apples ); echo json_encode( $data[1] ); 

• any of above echo returns blanks, browser.

but when i:

$data = json_decode( $_post["data"] ); $to_string = print_r( $data, true ); //<-- used these instead echo json_encode( $to_string ); //<-- used these instead 

.. returns following big strings browser:

stdclass object (     [fred] => stdclass object         (             [apples] => 2             [oranges] => 4             [bananas] => 7             [melons] => 0         )      [mary] => stdclass object         (             [apples] => 0             [oranges] => 10             [bananas] => 0             [melons] => 0         )      [sarah] => stdclass object         (             [apples] => 0             [oranges] => 0             [bananas] => 0             [melons] => 5         ) ) 

• so seems data there, how can parse data in proper truely array manner @ php end, please?

pass second argument true, convert data in array

$data = json_decode( $_post["data"] , true);