Uuencode a string (original) (raw)

convert_uuencode

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

convert_uuencode — Uuencode a string

Description

convert_uuencode ( string $data ) : string

Uuencode translates all strings (including binary data) into printable characters, making them safe for network transmissions. Uuencoded data is about 35% larger than the original.

Note: convert_uuencode() neither produces the begin nor the end line, which are part of uuencoded files.

Parameters

data

The data to be encoded.

Return Values

Returns the uuencoded data or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 convert_uuencode() example

`<?php
$some_string = "test\ntext text\r\n";

echo

convert_uuencode($some_string);
?> `

The above example will output:

0=&5S=IT97AT('1E>'0-"@``

See Also

• convert_uudecode() - Decode a uuencoded string
• base64_encode() - Encodes data with MIME base64