PHP Extension

Convert any File to Base64 (and back)

Demonstrates how to get the contents of any file as a base64 string, and then write it back. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

$bd = new CkBinData();

// This example will load a PDF and return it as a base64 string.
$success = $bd->LoadFile('qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf');
if ($success != true) {
    print 'Failed to load file.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$b64Str = $bd->getEncoded('base64');
print $b64Str . "\n";

// Now write the base64 string back to the binary PDF file:
$bd2 = new CkBinData();
$success = $bd2->AppendEncoded($b64Str,'base64');
$success = $bd2->WriteFile('qa_output/helloWorld.pdf');

?>