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PHP convert_uuencode() Function

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Definition and Usage
The convert_uuencode() function encodes a string using the uuencode algorithm.

Syntax
convert_uuencode(string)  

Parameter Description
string Required. The string to uuencode


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Tips and Notes
Note: This function encodes all strings (including binary) into printable characters. This will fix any problems with obscure binary data when storing in a database or transmit data over a network. Remember to use the convert_uudecode() function before using the data again.

Note: Uuencoded data is about 35% larger than the original.


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Example
In this example we will encode a string using convert_uuencode():

$str = "Hello world!";
echo convert_uuencode($str);
?>  

The output of the code above will be:

,2&5L;&\@=V]R;&0A `