<?php
function encode($to_encode){ return (bin2hex($to_encode)); }
function decode($numberstr){ return hex2bin(($numberstr)); }
$str="the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog こどものじかん";
var_dump($str,encode($str),decode(encode($str)));
string(65) "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog こどものじかん"
string(130) "74686520717569636b2062726f776e20666f78206a756d7073206f76657220746865206c617a7920646f6720e38193e381a9e38282e381aee38198e3818be38293"
string(65) "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog こどものじかん"