Any decode functions don't work.

$response return code of data in image format, i. e. png, jpg

Some examples:

$response = $response->content() if($response->is_success());
die Dumper($response);

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$ perl test.pl
$VAR1 = '▒PNG

IHD▒6n▒sRGB▒▒▒gAMA▒▒
                    ▒a cHRMz&▒▒▒▒▒
+u0&#9618;`:&#9618;p&#9618;&#9618;Q<!IDATWc&#9618;
&#9618;*1&#9618;&#9618;Ig&#9618;
&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;+(&#9618;&#9618;K&#9618;&&#1432;IEND&#9618;B`&#96
+18;';

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$response = $response->decoded_content() if($response->is_success());
die Dumper($response);

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$ perl test.pl
$VAR1 = '&#9618;PNG

IHD&#9618;6n&#9618;sRGB&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;gAMA&#9618;&#9618;
                    &#9618;a cHRMz&&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;
+u0&#9618;`:&#9618;p&#9618;&#9618;Q<!IDATWc&#9618;
&#9618;*1&#9618;&#9618;Ig&#9618;
&#9618;&#9618;&#9618;+(&#9618;&#9618;K&#9618;&&#1432;IEND&#9618;B`&#96
+18;';

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$response = $response->content() if($response->is_success());
$response = utf8::downgrade($response);
die Dumper($response);

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$ perl test.pl
$VAR1 = 1;

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Probably, needs to use some specific libs for work with it?

In reply to Re^4: MediaWiki::API->upload() problem by spekulum
in thread MediaWiki::API->upload() problem by spekulum

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