Fix PHP/JS Script

I have a script that pulls a dataset from a mysql database. It then converts it into a json object. My javascript pulls a new item every 5 seconds. The script works ok when the json is properly formed. But when I pull it out of the db and use PHP's json_encode() it doesn't encode it properly, I think. Script works when I have: var data = { posts: [ { body: "Excellent, 5 stars!" }, { body: "Poor, 0 stars" }, { body: "Beyond Excellent, 10 stars!" } ] }; and this is the code that PHP's json_encode() gives: var data = { "posts":[ {"post":{"phone":"+15555555555","status":"0","body":"http:\/\/[login to view URL]"}}, {"post":{"phone":"+15555555555","status":"0","body":"http:\/\/[login to view URL]"}}, {"post":{"phone":"+15555555555","status":"0","body":"[login to view URL]"}}, {"post":{"phone":"+15555555555","status":"0","body":"this is a longer test"}}, {"post":{"phone":"+15555555555","status":"0","body":"test"}}]}; I need to have the body text fade in and out. Attached is the script. One version working (static json elements) and another not working (pulling from the DB). I need to be able to pull from the DB. Shouldn't take the right person maybe 10 minutes to fix I assume. I can give access to the server with the mysql db to get it working.