function bin2bstr($input)
// Convert a binary expression (e.g., "100111") into a binary-string
{
if (!is_string($input)) return null; // Sanity check
// Pack into a string
$input = str_split($input, 4);
$str = '';
foreach ($input as $v)
{
$str .= base_convert($v, 2, 16);
}
$str = pack('H*', $str);
return $str;
}
function bstr2bin($input)
// Binary representation of a binary-string
{
if (!is_string($input)) return null; // Sanity check
// Unpack as a hexadecimal string
$value = unpack('H*', $input);