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iconv_mime_decode

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iconv_mime_decode -- Decodes a MIME header field

Description

string iconv_mime_decode ( string encoded_header [, int mode [, string charset]] )

Decodes a MIME header field.

Parameters

encoded_header

The encoded header, as a string.

mode

mode determines the behaviour in the event iconv_mime_decode() encounters a malformed MIME header field. You can specify any combination of the following bitmasks.

Table 1. Bitmasks acceptable to iconv_mime_decode()

ValueConstantDescription
1ICONV_MIME_DECODE_STRICT If set, the given header is decoded in full conformance with the standards defined in RFC2047. This option is disabled by default because there are a lot of broken mail user agents that don't follow the specification and don't produce correct MIME headers.
2ICONV_MIME_DECODE_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR If set, iconv_mime_decode_headers() attempts to ignore any grammatical errors and continue to process a given header.

charset

The optional charset parameter specifies the character set to represent the result by. If omitted, iconv.internal_encoding will be used.

Return Values

Returns a decoded MIME field on success, or FALSE if an error occurs during the decoding.

Examples

Example 1. iconv_mime_decode() example

<?php
// This yields "Subject: Prüfung Prüfung"
echo iconv_mime_decode("Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UHLDvGZ1bmcgUHLDvGZ1bmc=?=",
                       0, "ISO-8859-1");
?>

See Also

iconv_mime_decode_headers()
mb_decode_mimeheader()
imap_mime_header_decode()
imap_base64()
imap_qprint()

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