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maybe_unserialize() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org
maybe_unserialize( string $data ): mixed
Unserializes data only if it was serialized.
$datastringrequiredData that might be unserialized.
mixed Unserialized data can be any type.
Data might need to be serialized to allow it to be successfully stored and retrieved from a database in a form that PHP can understand.
function maybe_unserialize( $data ) {
if ( is_serialized( $data ) ) { // Don't attempt to unserialize data that wasn't serialized going in.
return @unserialize( trim( $data ) );
}
return $data;
}
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