'FROM_BASE64' Function Returns Hex Value

[fikri fadzil]

I just upgraded the MySQL that I am using to MySQL version 5.6.14. When I issued this query,

SELECT FROM_BASE64(TO_BASE64('MySQL'));

I received 4d7953514c (hex value) as the answer instead of 'MySQL'. What is actually the problem? Is there anything that I have to do to unhex it?

NOTE: The UNHEX function in my MySQL also returns the same thing. If a hex value is given to UNHEX function, I will receive the same hex value again.


TQ in advance