Convert PHP Array to PList

This form allows you convert PHP array to PList, you only need to insert the array syntax [...] or array(...), paste or upload your array below:

About this tool

The Convert PHP array to PList was created for online converting array of PHP into appropriate PList. This can come in handy for testing or debugging your arrays, also for fast formatting and adding PList file to your config or anywhere else.

How it Works?

Just paste your PHP array to the textarea above and click to the button "Convert" and you will get PList in the next textarea. PHP array should be without variables and functions, there should be a clean syntax like [...] or array(...).

Example of conversion PHP array to PList

[
  'first_section' => [
    'one' => '1',
    'test' => 'sample',
    'job' => 'DEVELOPER',
  ],
  'second_section' => [
    'path' => '/var/test',
    'URL' => 'https://wtools.io/',
    'second_section' => [
      'one' => '1 associated',
      'two' => '2 associated',
      0 => '1 unassociated',
      1 => '2 unassociated',
    ],
  ],
  'third_section' => [
    'version' => ['7.0','7.1','7.2','7.3'],
  ],
]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
		<key>first_section</key>
		<dict>
			<key>one</key>
			<integer>1</integer>
			<key>test</key>
			<string>sample</string>
			<key>job</key>
			<string>DEVELOPER</string>
		</dict>
		<key>second_section</key>
		<dict>
			<key>path</key>
			<string>/var/test</string>
			<key>URL</key>
			<string>https://wtools.io/</string>
			<key>second_section</key>
			<dict>
				<key>one</key>
				<string>1 associated</string>
				<key>two</key>
				<string>2 associated</string>
				<key>0</key>
				<string>1 unassociated</string>
				<key>1</key>
				<string>2 unassociated</string>
			</dict>
		</dict>
		<key>third_section</key>
		<dict>
			<key>version</key>
			<array>
				<real>7.0</real>
				<real>7.1</real>
				<real>7.2</real>
				<real>7.3</real>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</dict>
</plist>