PHP Tutorial - PHP convert_uuencode() Function






Definition

The convert_uuencode() function encodes a string using the uuencode algorithm.

Syntax

PHP convert_uuencode() Function has the following syntax.

convert_uuencode(string)

Parameter

ParameterIs RequiredDescription
stringRequired. The string to uuencode

Return

PHP convert_uuencode() Function returns the uuencoded data.

Example

Encode a string:


<?php
$str = "Hello world from java2s.com!";
echo convert_uuencode($str);
?>

The code above generates the following result.





Example 2

Encode a string and then decode it:


<?php/*  w  ww  . j av  a2  s.c om*/
$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.