convert_uuencode()

convert_uuencode() — Uuencode a string.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

What it does

convert_uuencode() encodes a string using the uuencode algorithm.

Signature

convert_uuencode(string $string): string

Parameters

Return value

Returns the uuencoded data.

Example

A runnable snippet:

$some_string = "test\ntext text\r\n"; echo convert_uuencode($some_string);

Output:

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

Changelog

See also

convert_uudecode(), base64_encode()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page convert_uuencode() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.