base64_decode

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

base64_decode -- Decodes data encoded with MIME base64

Description

string base64_decode ( string data [, bool strict] )

Decodes a base64 encoded data.

Returns the original 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