PHP convert_uuencode() Function
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Definition and Usage
The convert_uuencode() function encodes a string using the uuencode
algorithm.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| string |
Required. The string to uuencode |
Tips and Notes
Note: This function encodes all
strings (including binary) into printable characters. This will fix any problems
with obscure binary data when storing in a
database or transmit data over a network. Remember to use the
convert_uudecode() function
before using the data again.
Note: Uuencoded data is about 35%
larger than the original.
Example
In this example we will encode a string using convert_uuencode():
<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
echo convert_uuencode($str);
?>
|
The output of the code above will be:
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