Could this help? 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dump 'pp';
use Data::Dumper;
use JSON;


my @AoH; #Array of hash references

  foreach my $line (<DATA>) {

    chomp($line);
    my ($names, $add, $phone, $email) = split/,/, $line;
    push @AoH, { name => $names, address => $add, phone => $phone, ema
+il => $email } ;

  }
  
  my $json = encode_json \@AoH;
  print Dumper $json;


__DATA__
Joe, Main Street, 346 20274, test1@test.com
Mary, Central Road, 02615128, test2@test.com
Lou, Cannal St, 612262297692848, test3@test.com
Carl, Sout St, 3268022049187, test4@test.com


=result
# Valid JSON

[
{
    "email": " test1@test.com",
    "name": "Joe",
    "address": " Main Street",
    "phone": " 346 20274"
},
{
    "email": " test2@test.com",
    "name": "Mary",
    "address": " Central Road",
    "phone": " 02615128"
},
{
    "email": " test3@test.com",
    "name": "Lou",
    "address": " Cannal St",
    "phone": " 612262297692848"
},
{
    "email": " test4@test.com",
    "name": "Carl",
    "address": " Sout St",
    "phone": " 3268022049187"
}
]

=cut

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In reply to Re: Push values into a hash by Maresia
in thread Push values into a hash by Anonymous Monk

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