PHP bin2hex() Function
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11 Jul, 2025
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The bin2hex() function in PHP converts a string to hexadecimal values. The conversion is done byte-wise with the high-nibble first.
Note: It is not for converting strings representing binary digits into hexadecimal.
Syntax:
php
Output:
php
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bin2hex($string)Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $string. This is the string that will be converted to hexadecimal values. Return Value: The function returns the hexadecimal value of the string passed in the parameter. Examples:
Input : string = "geeks" Output : 6765656b73 Input : string = "1111" Output : 31313131 Explanation: "1111" is converted to its hexadecimal values, it is not treated as a binary string, else the answer would have been F which is not in this case.Below programs illustrate the bin2hex() function in PHP: Program 1:
<?php
// PHP program to demonstrate
// the bin2hex() function
$str = "geeks";
echo bin2hex($str);
?>
6765656b73Program 2:
<?php
// PHP program to demonstrate
// the bin2hex() function
$str = "1111";
echo bin2hex($str);
?>
31313131Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.bin2hex.php