PHP base64_decode function

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base64_decode

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

base64_decode — Decodes data encoded with MIME base64Descriptionstring base64_decode ( string data )

Decodes a base64 encoded data.

Parameters

data

The decoded data.


Return Values

Returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be
binary.

Examples

Example 1. base64_decode() example

$str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';
echo base64_decode($str);

The above example will output:

This is an encoded string

See Also

base64_encode()RFC 2045 section 6.8


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Published:
2.26.07 / 1am
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