quoted_printable_decode()

quoted_printable_decode() — Convert a quoted-printable string to an 8 bit string.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, 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

This function is similar to imap_qprint(), except this one does not require the IMAP module to work.

Signature

quoted_printable_decode(string $string): string

Parameters

Return value

Returns the 8-bit binary string.

Example

A runnable snippet:

$encoded = quoted_printable_encode('Möchten Sie ein paar Äpfel?'); var_dump($encoded); var_dump(quoted_printable_decode($encoded));

Output:

string(37) "M=C3=B6chten Sie ein paar =C3=84pfel?" string(29) "Möchten Sie ein paar Äpfel?"

See also

quoted_printable_encode()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page quoted_printable_decode() (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.