Are there alternative methods to base64 encoding for handling compressed data in PHP forms?

When handling compressed data in PHP forms, an alternative method to base64 encoding is using PHP's built-in compression functions like `gzcompress` and `gzuncompress`. These functions can compress and decompress data without the need for encoding and decoding it with base64.

// Compress data before storing it in a form field
$compressedData = gzcompress($originalData);

// Decompress data after retrieving it from the form field
$originalData = gzuncompress($compressedData);