(PHP 3, PHP 4 )
base64_decode() decodes encoded_data and returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be binary.
Example 1. base64_decode() example
<?php$str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';echo base64_decode($str);?>
This example will produce :
This is an encoded string
See also base64_encode() and RFC 2045 section 6.8.