PHP Tutorial - PHP convert_uudecode() Function






Definition

The convert_uudecode() function decodes a uuencoded string.

This function is often used together with the convert_uuencode() function.

Syntax

PHP convert_uudecode() Function has the following syntax.

convert_uudecode(string)

Parameter

ParameterIs Required Description
stringRequired. The uuencoded string to decode

Return

PHP convert_uudecode() Function returns the decoded data as a string.

Example

Encode a string and then decode it:


<?php//ww w .  j a  v  a2 s  .c  o m
$str = "Hello world from java2s.com !";
// Encode the string
$encodeString = convert_uuencode($str);
echo $encodeString . "\n";

// Decode the string
$decodeString = convert_uudecode($encodeString);
echo $decodeString;
?>

The code above generates the following result.