bzdecompress

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

bzdecompress — Decompresses bzip2 encoded data

Description

bzdecompress(string $data, bool $use_less_memory = false): string|int|false

bzdecompress() decompresses the given string containing bzip2 encoded data.

Parameters

data: The string to decompress.
use_less_memory: If true, an alternative decompression algorithm will be used which uses less memory (the maximum memory requirement drops to around 2300K) but works at roughly half the speed. See the » bzip2 documentation for more information about this feature.

Return Values

The decompressed string, or false or an error number if an error occurred.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	The type of `use_less_memory` has been changed from int to bool. Previously, the default value was `0`.

Examples

Example #1 Decompressing a String

<?php
$start_str = "This is not an honest face?";
$bzstr = bzcompress($start_str);

echo "Compressed String: ";
echo $bzstr;
echo "\n<br />\n";

$str = bzdecompress($bzstr);
echo "Decompressed String: ";
echo $str;
echo "\n<br />\n";
?>