Decodes data encoded with MIME base64
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    base64_decode

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    base64_decode — Decodes data encoded with MIME base64

    Description

    base64_decode(string $string, bool $strict = false): string|false

    Decodes a base64 encoded string.

    Parameters

    string

    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.

    Return Values

    Returns the decoded data or false on failure. The returned data may be binary.

    Examples

    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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