[DOC-CVS] [doc-en] master: Update JSON extension installation notes (#4868)

Author: Josh (joshtrichards)
Committer: GitHub (web-flow)
Pusher: Crell
Date: 2025-10-03T09:39:29-05:00

Commit: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/7e42240fb5f565c469f04d595f0d1c4fdda48dfe
Raw diff: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/7e42240fb5f565c469f04d595f0d1c4fdda48dfe.diff

Update JSON extension installation notes (#4868)

* Update JSON extension installation notes

* fix: drop whitespace

Changed paths:
  M  reference/json/setup.xml


Diff:

diff --git a/reference/json/setup.xml b/reference/json/setup.xml
index 0b590e145b42..0cc36aa19ed3 100644
--- a/reference/json/setup.xml
+++ b/reference/json/setup.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
  <section xml:id="json.installation">
   &reftitle.install;
   <para>
-   The JSON extension is bundled and compiled into PHP by
-   default.
+   The JSON extension is a core PHP extension, so it is always enabled.
   </para>
   <para>
-   As of PHP 8.0.0, the JSON extension is a core PHP extension, so it is always enabled.
+   Prior to PHP 8.0.0, the JSON extension was bundled and compiled into PHP by
+   default, but could be explicitly disabled using <option role="configure">--disable-json</option>.
   </para>
   <para>
-   &pecl.info;
-   <link xlink:href="&url.pecl.package;json">&url.pecl.package;json</link>
+   Prior to 5.2.0, the JSON extension was installed as a
+   <link xlink:href="&url.pecl.package;json">PECL module</link>.
   </para>
  </section>