PHP convert_uudecode() Function

The PHP convert_uudecode() function decodes a uuencoded string. This function is often used together with the convert_uuencode() function.

Syntax

convert_uudecode(string)

Parameters

string Required. Specify the uuencoded data.

Return Value

Returns the decoded data as a string or false on failure.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of convert_uudecode() function.

<?php
$str = "24')O9W)A;6UI;F<@:7,@9G5N`";

$uudecode_str = convert_uudecode($str);

echo "The string is: $str \n";
echo "Decoded string is: $uudecode_str \n";
?>

The output of the above code will be:

The string is: 24')O9W)A;6UI;F<@:7,@9G5N` 
Decoded string is: Programming is fun

Example:

Consider one more example which shows how a string is encoded and decoded.

<?php
$str1 = "Programming is fun";
$uuencode_str1 = convert_uuencode($str1);

echo "The string is: $str1 \n";
echo "Encoded string is: $uuencode_str1 \n";

$str2 = "24')O9W)A;6UI;F<@:7,@9G5N`";
$uudecode_str2 = convert_uudecode($str2);

echo "The string is: $str2 \n";
echo "Decoded string is: $uudecode_str2 \n";
?>

The output of the above code will be:

The string is: Programming is fun 
Encoded string is: 24')O9W)A;6UI;F<@:7,@9G5N`

The string is: 24')O9W)A;6UI;F<@:7,@9G5N` 
Decoded string is: Programming is fun

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