(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
  	
    
      
      Decodes data encoded with MIME base64
    
    
      
      string base64_decode ( string $data [, bool $strict = false  ] )
    
    
    
     Decodes a base64 encoded data. 
Parameters: 
  
      
      
      	data
    	
 
    	The encoded data.
      	strict
    	
 
    	 Returns FALSE if input contains character from outside the base64 alphabet. 
Returns: 
     Returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be binary. 
Changelog: 
    
        
      5.2.0
    	strict
Examples: 
  
          base64_decode() example
    	
      <?php $str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw=='; echo base64_decode($str); ?>
The above example will output:
This is an encoded string
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