# openssl_pkcs7_decrypt

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

openssl_pkcs7_decrypt — Decrypts an S/MIME encrypted message

### Description

bool openssl_pkcs7_decrypt ( string `$infilename` , string `$outfilename` , mixed `$recipcert` [, mixed `$recipkey` ] )

Decrypts the S/MIME encrypted message contained in the file specified by `infilename` using the certificate and its associated private key specified by `recipcert` and `recipkey` .

### Parameters

`infilename`

`outfilename`

  The decrypted message is written to the file specified by `outfilename` .

`recipcert`

`recipkey`

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 openssl_pkcs7_decrypt() example

`<?php
// $cert and $key are assumed to contain your personal certificate and private
// key pair, and that you are the recipient of an S/MIME message
$infilename = "encrypted.msg"; // this file holds your encrypted message
$outfilename = "decrypted.msg"; // make sure you can write to this file
if (openssl_pkcs7_decrypt($infilename, $outfilename, $cert, $key)) {
echo "decrypted!";
} else {
echo "failed to decrypt!";
}
?>`