PHP quoted_printable_decode() Function

Example

Decode a quoted-printable string to an 8-bit ASCII string:

<?php
$str = "I=0Alove=0AShanghai!";
echo quoted_printable_decode($str);
?>

The browser output of the above code is as follows:

Hello world.

The HTML output of the above code is as follows (view source code):

Hello
world.

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Definition and Usage

quoted_printable_decode() decodes a string that has been encoded with quoted-printable, returning an 8-bit ASCII string

Tip:Data that has been encoded with quoted-printable may differ from that which has been modified during email transmission. Text that is completely US-ASCII can be encoded with quoted-printable to ensure the integrity of the data when messages are transmitted through text translation or line packaging gateways.

Syntax

quoted_printable_decode(string)
Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies the quoted-printable string to be decoded.

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns an 8-bit ASCII string.
PHP Version: 4+