PHP custom encode decode functions

encode_decode.php

<?php
function encode($string,$key) {
    $key = sha1($key);
    $strLen = strlen($string);
    $keyLen = strlen($key);
    for ($i = 0; $i < $strLen; $i++) {
        $ordStr = ord(substr($string,$i,1));
        if ($j == $keyLen) { $j = 0; }
        $ordKey = ord(substr($key,$j,1));
        $j++;
        $hash .= strrev(base_convert(dechex($ordStr + $ordKey),16,36));
    }
    return $hash;
}

function decode($string,$key) {
    $key = sha1($key);
    $strLen = strlen($string);
    $keyLen = strlen($key);
    for ($i = 0; $i < $strLen; $i+=2) {
        $ordStr = hexdec(base_convert(strrev(substr($string,$i,2)),36,16));
        if ($j == $keyLen) { $j = 0; }
        $ordKey = ord(substr($key,$j,1));
        $j++;
        $hash .= chr($ordStr - $ordKey);
    }
    return $hash;
}

$encoded = encode("help me vanish" , "ticket_to_haven");
echo $encoded;
echo "\n";
$decoded = decode($encoded, "ticket_to_haven");
echo $decoded;

?>

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<?php
function encode($string,$key) {
    $key = sha1($key);
    $strLen = strlen($string);
    $keyLen = strlen($key);
    $j = 0;
    $hash = '';
    for ($i = 0; $i < $strLen; $i++) {
        $ordStr = ord(substr($string,$i,1));
        if ($j == $keyLen) { $j = 0; }
        $ordKey = ord(substr($key,$j,1));
        $j++;
        $hash .= strrev(base_convert(dechex($ordStr + $ordKey),16,36));
    }
    return $hash;
}

function decode($string,$key) {
    $key = sha1($key);
    $strLen = strlen($string);
    $keyLen = strlen($key);
    $j = 0;
    $hash = '';
    for ($i = 0; $i < $strLen; $i+=2) {
        $ordStr = hexdec(base_convert(strrev(substr($string,$i,2)),36,16));
        if ($j == $keyLen) { $j = 0; }
        $ordKey = ord(substr($key,$j,1));
        $j++;
        $hash .= chr($ordStr - $ordKey);
    }
    return $hash;
}

$encoded = encode("help me vanish" , "secret");
echo $encoded;
echo "\n";
$decoded = decode($encoded, "secret");
echo $decoded;