note 69836 added to function.base64-encode

I am finding a length restriction with base64_encode (or possibly with echo) in PHP 4.3.9. This works ok for me: <?php echo strlen(str_repeat('-', 3273)); // 3273 echo strlen(base64_encode(str_repeat('-', 3273))); // 4364 echo base64_encode(str_repeat('-', 3273)); // LS0t repeated ?> But change the length to 3274 and the third echo prints nothing. <?php echo strlen(str_repeat('-', 3274)); // 3274 echo strlen(base64_encode(str_repeat('-', 3274))); // 4368 echo base64_encode(str_repeat('-', 3274)); // Nothing at all printed ?> This has obvious implications if you're wanting to encode a fairly large serialized array and echo it to a form field. ---- Server IP: 85.116.0.130 Probable Submitter: 84.92.139.196 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.base64-encode.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/69836 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69836 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/69836 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php