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^Zlib FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

gzinflate

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

gzinflate — Inflate a deflated string

Description

function gzinflate(string $data, int $max_length = 0): string|false

This function inflates a deflated string.

Parameters

data

The data compressed by gzdeflate().

max_length

The maximum length of decoded data.

Return Values

The original uncompressed data or false on error.

The function will return an error if the uncompressed data is more than 32768 times the length of the compressed input data or, unless max_length is 0, more than the optional parameter max_length.

Examples

Example #1 gzinflate() example

<?php
$compressed   = gzdeflate('Compress me', 9);
$uncompressed = gzinflate($compressed);
echo $uncompressed;
?>

See Also


<gzgetssgzopen>
^Zlib FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026