Why swears on syntax?
<?php error_reporting(-1); ini_set('display_errors', 'On'); mb_internal_encoding('utf-8'); function getData(){ $data = [{ "firstName": "Иван", "lastName": "Иванов", "address": "г.Москва, ул. Алиева,2", "phoneNumber": "812 143-2534" }, { "firstName": "Вася", "lastName": "Пупкин", "address": "г.Воронеж, ул. Пушкина,11", "phoneNumber": "812 123-1234" }, { "firstName": "Сергей", "lastName": "Попов", "address": "г.Пермь, ул. Савина,30", "phoneNumber": "812 321-1444" }]; return $data; }