Encapsulate JSON in PHP

JSON_PHP_Encapsulation.php

/*
* This script allows saving & retrieval of JSON data in .php files by
* encapsulating in a <?php/*| ... |*/?> closure, preventing them from
* being accessed via URL.
*/


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Get JSON
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function getJSON($file){
    $json = file_get_contents($file);
    $json = str_replace("|*/?>","",str_replace("<?php/*|","",$json));
    $json = json_decode($json,true);
    return $json;
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Save JSON
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function saveJSON($file,$data){
    $data = "<?php/*|" . json_encode($data) . "|*/?>";
    $write = fopen($file, 'w') or die("can't open file");
    fwrite($write, $data);
    fclose($write);
}