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