Your Guide to base64_encode and base64

How to use base64_encode base64_decode in php

In this article we will learn how to use base64_encode and base64_decode method in PHP Laravel . Both the methods base64_encode and base64_decode in php return string . Both these methods takes 33% more space than the original string . So let's see how to use these methods .

In this example i am using both these methods base64_encode and base64_decode methods in my Laravel project but you can use on your php code too .

Both these methods supports on following PHP versions .

PHP 4

PHP 5

PHP 7

PHP 8

UserController.php :

public function encodeDecode()
    {
      // Encoding a String

      $string = "Hello World";                          // Hello World
      dd($string);

      $encoded_string = base64_encode($string); 
      dd($encoded_string);                              // SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=
       
      // Decoding an Encoded string
       
      $decoded_string = base64_decode($encoded_string);
      dd($decoded_string);                              // Hello World
    }

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