Decompresses bzip2 encoded data

# 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";
?>`

### See Also

- bzcompress() - Compress a string into bzip2 encoded data

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