Convert base64 to image file in PHP
Today we will show you how to convert base64 to image file in PHP. In the previous article we learned how to convert an image to base64 encoded string using PHP.
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Example to convert base64 to image file
Let’s assume that we’ve the following base64 image string.
1 | iVBORw0K...kSuQmCC |
Note: The given base64 image string is not a complete image string so use your base64 image string to execute the code. Check out the git source for the demo string.
Now try to generate an image file using PHP. The following code will help you to do it. Make sure you have an images directory with permission before executing the code.
index.php
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | <?php // base64 image code $base64_code = "<YOUR_BASE64_IMAGE_STRING>"; // create an image file $fp = fopen("./images/clue_mediator.png", "w+"); // write the data in image file fwrite($fp, base64_decode($base64_code)); // close an open file pointer fclose($fp); ?> |
Let’s try to understand code line by line.
After executing the index.php file we can get an image from base64 code and save it in the given path of the directory.
That’s it for today.
Thank you for reading. Happy Coding!
not working
Hi Advert,
Make sure you have an
imagesdirectory with permission before executing the code.i’m success for save my image to my local, but my problem is i want to send the image from my local to another API services. can you help me to solve my problem? 🙁
Hi Vito,
You can convert your image to the base64 encoded string and pass it to the API or you have to pass your image in form of the “multipart/form-data” (FormData) in the API services.