(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
base64_decode — Decodes data encoded with MIME base64
$data
[, bool $strict = FALSE
] )
Decodes a base64 encoded data.
dataThe 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.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.2.0 | strict added |
Example #1 base64_decode() example
<?php
$str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';
echo base64_decode($str);
?>
The above example will output:
This is an encoded string