Decodes a MIME header field (original) (raw)
iconv_mime_decode
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
iconv_mime_decode — Decodes a MIME header field
Description
iconv_mime_decode ( string $encoded_header [, int $mode = 0 [, string $charset = ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding") ]] ) : string
Parameters
encoded_header
The encoded header, as a string.
mode
mode determines the behaviour in the eventiconv_mime_decode() encounters a malformedMIME header field. You can specify any combination of the following bitmasks.
Bitmasks acceptable to iconv_mime_decode()
| Value | Constant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICONV_MIME_DECODE_STRICT | If set, the given header is decoded in full conformance with the standards defined in » RFC2047. This option is disabled by default because there are a lot of broken mail user agents that don't follow the specification and don't produce correct MIME headers. |
| 2 | ICONV_MIME_DECODE_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR | If set, iconv_mime_decode_headers() attempts to ignore any grammatical errors and continue to process a given header. |
charset
The optional charset parameter specifies the character set to represent the result by. If omitted,iconv.internal_encoding will be used.
Return Values
Returns a decoded MIME field on success, or FALSE if an error occurs during the decoding.
Examples
Example #1 iconv_mime_decode() example
<?php // This yields "Subject: Prüfung Prüfung" echo iconv_mime_decode("Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UHLDvGZ1bmcgUHLDvGZ1bmc=?=", 0, "ISO-8859-1"); ?>
See Also
- iconv_mime_decode_headers() - Decodes multiple MIME header fields at once
- mb_decode_mimeheader() - Decode string in MIME header field
- imap_mime_header_decode() - Decode MIME header elements
- imap_base64() - Decode BASE64 encoded text
- imap_qprint() - Convert a quoted-printable string to an 8 bit string