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quoted_printable_decode

Convert a quoted-printable string to an 8 bit string

Description

string quoted_printable_decode(string $string)

This function returns an 8-bit binary string corresponding to the decoded quoted printable string (according to » RFC2045, section 6.7, not » RFC2821, section 4.5.2, so additional periods are not stripped from the beginning of line).

This function is similar to imap_qprint, except this one does not require the IMAP module to work.

Parameters

string

The input string.

Return Values

Returns the 8-bit binary string.

Examples

Example #1 quoted_printable_decode example

<?php

$encoded = quoted_printable_encode('Möchten Sie ein paar Äpfel?');

var_dump($encoded);
var_dump(quoted_printable_decode($encoded));
?>

The above example will output:

string(37) "M=C3=B6chten Sie ein paar =C3=84pfel?"
string(29) "Möchten Sie ein paar Äpfel?"

See Also

  • quoted_printable_encode