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base64_decode
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
base64_decode — Decodes data encoded with MIME base64
Description
base64_decode
( string $data
[, bool $strict
= FALSE
] ) : string|false
Decodes a base64 encoded data
.
Parameters
data
- The encoded data.
strict
- If the
strict
parameter is set toTRUE
then the base64_decode() function will returnFALSE
if the input contains character from outside the base64 alphabet. Otherwise invalid characters will be silently discarded.
Return Values
Returns the decoded data or FALSE
on failure. The returned data may be
binary.
Examples
Example #1 base64_decode() example
<?php$str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';echo base64_decode($str);?>
The above example will output:
This is an encoded string