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BZDECOMPRESS(3) 							 1							   BZDECOMPRESS(3)

bzdecompress - Decompresses bzip2 encoded data

SYNOPSIS
       mixed bzdecompress (string  $source, [int  $small])

DESCRIPTION
       bzdecompress(3) decompresses the given string containing bzip2 encoded data.

PARAMETERS
	      o $source
		- The string to decompress.

	      o $small
		-  If  TRUE,  an  alternative decompression algorithm will be used which uses less memory (the maximum memory requirement drops to
		around 2300K) but works at roughly half the speed.  See the bzip2 documentation for more information about this feature.

RETURN VALUES
	The decompressed string, or an error number if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Decompressing a String

	      <?php
	      $start_str = "This is not an honest face?";
	      $bzstr = bzcompress($start_str);

	      echo "Compressed String: ";
	      echo $bzstr;
	      echo "
<br />
";

	      $str = bzdecompress($bzstr);
	      echo "Decompressed String: ";
	      echo $str;
	      echo "
<br />
";
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       bzcompress(3).

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