How to encode to uuencoded and decode back to original string in PHP

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$str = "Start Now!";

// Encode to uuencoded format
$encoded = convert_uuencode($str);

// Decode back to original
$decoded = convert_uudecode($encoded);

echo "str: " . $str . PHP_EOL;
echo "UUEncoded: " . $encoded . PHP_EOL;
echo "Decoded: " . $decoded . PHP_EOL;

// Verify integrity
if ($str === $decoded) {
    echo "Data integrity verified.";
} else {
    echo "Data integrity error.";
}


/*
run:

str: Start Now!
UUEncoded: *4W1A<G0@3F]W(0``
`

Decoded: Start Now!
Data integrity verified.

*/

 



answered Nov 15, 2025 by avibootz
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