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convert_uuencode

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

convert_uuencode — Uuencode a string

Description

convert_uuencode ( string $string ) : string

convert_uuencode() encodes a string using the uuencode algorithm.

Uuencode translates all strings (including binary data) into printable characters, making them safe for network transmissions. Uuencoded data is about 35% larger than the original.

Note: convert_uuencode() neither produces the begin nor the end line, which are part of uuencoded files.

Parameters

string: The data to be encoded.

Return Values

Returns the uuencoded data.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	Prior to this version, trying to convert an empty string returned `false` for no particular reason.

Examples

Example #1 convert_uuencode() example

<?php
$some_string = "test\ntext text\r\n";

echo convert_uuencode($some_string);
?>

The above example will output: