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Ungzip Base64 String

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Suppose you have a gzip in base64 representation that contains a text file, such as XML. This example shows how to decompress and access the string.

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$gzip = new COM("Chilkat.Gzip");

$gzipBase64 = 'H4sIAAAAAAAE ... X6aZjXO3EwAA';

$bd = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $bd->AppendEncoded($gzipBase64,'base64');

$success = $gzip->UncompressBd($bd);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $gzip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$strXml = $bd->getString('utf-8');
print 'XML:' . "\n";
print $strXml . "\n";

?>