The mb_decode_mimeheader() function is an inbuilt function in PHP where the string is decoded into the MIME header field.
Syntax:
mb_decode_mimeheader(string $string): string
Parameter: This function has a single parameter:
- string: This parameter specifies the string that is to be decoded.
Return Value: The decoded string will be returned in internal character encoding.
Example 1: The following code demonstrates the mb_decode_mimeheader() function
PHP
<?php // MIME-encoded header string $header_string = "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Caf=E9_au_lait?="; // Decode the header string $decoded_string = mb_decode_mimeheader($header_string); // Output the decoded string echo $decoded_string; ?> |
Output:
Café_au_lait
Example 2: The following code demonstrates the mb_decode_mimeheader() function
PHP
<?php // Array of MIME-encoded header strings $headers = [ "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Caf=E9_au_lait?=", "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rk?=", "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=F6tley_Cr=FCe?=", ]; // Decode the header strings mb_convert_variables("UTF-8", "ISO-8859-1", $headers); array_walk($headers, function (&$value) { $value = mb_decode_mimeheader($value); }); // Output the decoded strings var_dump($headers); ?> |
Output:
array(3) {
[0]=> string(13) "Café_au_lait"
[1]=> string(6) "Björk"
[2]=> string(13) "Mötley_Crüe"
}
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-decode-mimeheader.php
