json_encode() outputs weird characters

[Danny620]

I have a piece of code that outputs json as you can see from the example below it add \ / in front of urls & for ' it turns it into ' is there something i can do to correct this?

 

if (mysqli_num_rows($r) > 0) { // Available.
  
   		while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($r, MYSQLI_ASSOC)) {
   		
	$results[] = array(
      		'blog_id' => ($row['ID']),
     	    'post_date' => ($row['pd']),
		'post_title' => ($row['post_title']),
		'article_img' => ('http://www.socialnewsoffice.com/uploads/'.$row['article_img']),
		'post_content' => ($row['post_content']),
		'tags' => ($row['tags']),
		'views' => ($row['views']),
		'categorie_id' => ($row['categorie_id']),
		'post_url' => ($row['post_url']));
															    }
	echo $json = Pretty_JSON(json_encode($results));

 

it outputs

 

[{
"blog_id":"3",
"post_date":"Thu, 1 March 2012",
"post_title":"Facebook's New Fan Page Learn How To Use Features",
"article_img":"http:\/\/www.socialnewsoffice.com\/uploads\/17963.jpg",
"post_content":"<p>This week saw the release of Facebook's latest functionality changes (Timeline for Businesses) that will shape the future of how businesses will market their campaigns, through the social media giant Facebook. A number of marketers are wondering how they will incorporate the new features in an attempt to progress and move forward with their online social media presence.<\/p>\r\n<p>Taking all the key changes in to consideration we have managed to create a guide on how to smoothly move with the times and embrace the new Facebook layout.<\/p>\r\n<p>Please read on below for helpful tips and tricks on how to excel with 'Timeline for Brands'<\/p>\r\n<h2>New Features Announced at the Facebook Marketing Conference:<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>View and Apps:<\/strong> What was once known as Application pages has changed to 'Tabs'. These can now have customizable images linked with them and the order of them can be changed too. Below you can see from the screenshot what a customized Facebook Timeline looks like.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Pinning Content:<\/strong> With this new feature you can 'pin' a post to the very top of your Facebook Timeline. This is Very effective when working on a new campaign and is a great way to entice increased traffic to your tab or application page.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Featured 'Starred' Content:<\/strong> This feature allows you to select key content or imagery and extend it so it fits across your entire page. Therefore giving you featured content on your Facebook Timeline and making it more visible.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Cover Photos:<\/strong> Cover Photos are another great new feature that allow you to announce your latest campaign, welcome your following community or just simply show visitors to your timeline what you can do. There are some slight flaws with this feature though and will be addressed below.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Page Dimensions:<\/strong> Dimensions of application pages has now changed with the release of Facebook Timeline. If you happen to be an SML user then you have all the tools necessary to update your page on your own. If your using Involvers App Suite then those applications will be updated soon.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Removal of Default Landing Pages:<\/strong> The commonly used Facebook landing pages have been removed and replaced with various options to allow brands to drive content to application pages. These options allow you to use your cover photo and pinned content to attract users to your personal application pages. Despite the changes it is however still possible to link directly to application pages from ads, posts and outside of Facebook.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Getting Started with Timeline For Brand:<\/h2>\r\n<p>Firstly when accessing and logging in to your New Facebook Brand Page, you will see this admin message displayed below:<\/p>\r\n<p>When will my Page change to the latest design?<\/p>\r\n<p>To see a preview of what your new pages will look like, simply click on the green button at the top of your current pages. A second option is to wait until March 30th 2012 when all pages will be upgraded automatically.<\/p>\r\n<p>Where can I visit to learn more about how to use the new Pages?<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>There are a number of places you can visit to learn all you need to know about Pages:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>To find out more about new features, download the Pages Overview guide by clicking here.<\/li>\r\n<li>If your wondering how to get started with Pages then download Facebook's full Pages Product Guide by clicking here.<\/li> \r\n<li>The Pages Learning video allows you to walk through the key features with Facebook's product experts.<\/li> \r\n<li>If you need answers to specific questions, visit Facebook's Help Centre. <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>How should I choose a cover photo for my Page?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Firstly select a unique image that represents your page. Facebook itself recommends using a photo of a popular menu item, album artwork or an image of your product being used by someone. You need to experiment with a number of different images that your audience responds positively to. \r\nFew key elements of Cover Images:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Each Cover image must be at least 399 pixels wide and must not contain the following:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Prices \/ Purchase information and displaying offers such as \"60% off this month\" are not permitted. Also 'Download this from our website' is not allowed.<\/li> \r\n<li>No email addresses, web addresses and any other contact information.<\/li>\r\n<li>References to clicking on or the use of Facebook interface elements such as Like or Share or any other Facebook Features.<\/li>\r\n<li>\"Tell your friends\" or \"Get it now\" or any other calls to action are not allowed in the latest version of Facebook Timeline.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>All Timeline cover imagery is public and therefore means anyone visiting your Page will be able to see exactly which image you have chosen. The photos you display must not be deceptive, false or misleading any way that infringes on third party intellectual property. You must also not encourage of incentivize other fellow users, friends or business associates to display the same cover image as yours on personal Timelines.<\/p>\r\n<p>To sum up we are extremely excited about the latest Facebook feature release this week. They constantly deliver new services that are amazing and incredibly innovative to the market place.<\/p>\r\n<p>Here at Northplanet we are commited to provide you with the latest information on the hottest online topics around, to keep you ahead in the game. We would love to hear some feedback from you on the brand new Facebook 'Timeline for Brands' release and invite you to visit our very own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/northplanet\">Northplanet Facebook Timline page by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>",
"tags":"facebook, new fan page",
"views":"253",
"categorie_id":"2",
"post_url":"facebooks-new-fan-page-learn-how-to-use-features"
}

[marcus]

Use stripslashes() to get rid of the \/ and html_entity_decode to revert ASCII values into their applicable entities.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

The one ' that was displayed as ' is probably stored that way in your database. Are you using htmlentities or  htmlspecialchars on data you are inputting into your database table? You should only do so when retrieving data and only when it is needed.

 

The \ escape characters are part of the json definition. What sort of problem are you having with them being present?