[_yvnd]

That's the default output when using json_encode with the JSON_PRETTY_PRINT flag in php.

[idoubtit]

> That's the default output when using json_encode with the JSON_PRETTY_PRINT flag in php.

JSON_PRETTY_PRINT is irrelevant. Escaping slashes is the default behavior of json_encode(). To switch it off, use JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES.

[_yvnd]

Ah, my bad. Thanks for the correction, TIL!