Does JSON like any specific array structure?
when it is used in
$value['date'][0] = "12-21-2012";
$value['name'][1] = "Joe";
echo json_encode($value);
it seems to detect JSON under firebug
however, when it is switched around firebug does not seem to see it as JSON
$value[0]['date'] = "12-21-2012";
$value[1]['name'] = "Joe";
echo json_encode($value);
is it behaving normally?