php man page for base64_decode

BASE64_DECODE(3)							 1							  BASE64_DECODE(3)

base64_decode - Decodes data encoded with MIME base64

SYNOPSIS
       string base64_decode (string  $data, [bool  $strict = false])

DESCRIPTION
	Decodes a base64 encoded $data.

PARAMETERS
	      o $data
		- The encoded data.

	      o $strict
		- Returns FALSE if input contains character from outside the base64 alphabet.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be binary.

CHANGELOG
       +--------+---------------+
       |Version |		|
       |	|		|
       |	|  Description	|
       |	|		|
       +--------+---------------+
       | 5.2.0	|		|
       |	|		|
       |	| $strict added |
       |	|		|
       +--------+---------------+
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      base64_decode(3) example

	      <?php
	      $str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';
	      echo base64_decode($str);
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      This is an encoded string

SEE ALSO
       base64_encode(3), RFC 2045 section 6.8.

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