base64_decode

Description

base64_decode() decodes encoded_data and returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be binary.

Example 1. base64_decode() example <?php $str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw=='; echo base64_decode($str); ?> This example will produce : This is an encoded string

See also base64_encode() and RFC 2045 section 6.8.