bitandblack/base64-string
Encodes files to base64 strings and decodes base64 strings to files.
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Requires
- php: >=7.4
- ext-fileinfo: *
- symfony/mime: ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpstan/phpstan: ^1.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0
- rector/rector: ^0
- symplify/easy-coding-standard: ^12.0
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MIT 91415940263bfc37e8802b50f2a7e07570ce1821
- Tobias Köngeter <hello.woop@bitandblack.com>
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2026-06-23 20:30:21 UTC
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Bit&Black Base64 String
Encodes files to base64 strings and decodes base64 strings to files.
Installation
This library is made for the use with Composer. Add it to your project by running $ composer require bitandblack/base64-string.
Usage
Initialize the Base64String with the path to the file you want to encode:
<?php
use BitAndBlack\Base64String\Base64String;
$base64String = new Base64String('/path/to/myfile.txt');
You can access the single parts of the base64 string now like that:
<?php
/** Will echo something like "data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh..." */
echo $base64String->getBase64String();
/** Will echo "text/plain" */
echo $base64String->getMimeType();
Or simply echo the object:
<?php
/** This will also echo something like "data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh..." */
echo new Base64String('/path/to/myfile.txt');
Backwards
You can also convert a base64 encoded string and extract its parts:
<?php
use BitAndBlack\Base64String\Base64File;
$base64File = new Base64File('data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh');
You can access the single parts of the file now like that:
<?php
/** Will echo "txt" */
echo $base64File->getExtension();
/** Will echo "Hello World!" using the input string above */
echo $base64File->getContent();
/** Will echo "text/plain" */
echo $base64File->getMimeType();
With that information it is easy to write that file to the file system:
<?php
file_put_contents(
'myfile.txt', /** Or `'myfile.' . $base64File->getExtension(),` if you prefer. */
$base64File
);
Help
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us under hello@bitandblack.com.
Further information about Bit&Black can be found under www.bitandblack.com.
