title: Array stored in a string type : PHP
body: <p>Today i faced weird problem it is <br /></p>
  
  <pre><code>$stringvar = '["image_link1","Image_link2"]';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now i want to covert it into type array,
      like</p>
  
  <pre><code>Array =&gt; [0] Image_link1, [1] Image_link2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried to juggling the type but it's giving me</p>
  
  <pre><code>Array =&gt; [0] '["image_link1","Image_link2"]'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Right now I am using
  <code>str_replace()</code> to replace <code>'['</code>, <code>']'</code> with blank. then explode. </p>
  
  <p>Is there any best workaround for it?</p>