note 110533 added to function.base64-decode

i have a question about decoding is anyway i can recover a string that was decode before been encode? because now i have a something like ��-�z+�� an i can use any method to decode that since the original string wasn't encode appropriately. thanks in advance. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.199 Probable Submitter: 190.8.193.56 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.base64-decode.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/110533 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110533 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/110533 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php