json_read.php script fetch an object in JSON format from an endpoint given as an argument and store the object in MySql data base. script was tested under MAMP webserver installed on Mac OS 10.9.2.

Purpose The purpose of the PHP script is to automate the process of inserting JSON data into a MySQL database using PHP.

MySQL database supports a native JSON data type in addition to several JSON related SQL/JSON functions. In this article, we will discuss some of the new JSON features in MySQL 8.x.