Definition and Usage
md5() function returns the calculated MD5 hash on success, or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
string |
Required. The string to be calculated |
raw |
Optional. Specifies hex or binary output format:
Note: This parameter was added in PHP 5.0
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Example 1
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<?php
$str = "Hello";
echo md5($str);
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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8b1a9953c4611296a827abf8c47804d7
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Example 2
In this example we will print the result of md5() and then test it:
<?php
$str = "Hello";
echo md5($str);
if (md5($str) == '8b1a9953c4611296a827abf8c47804d7')
{
echo "Hello world!";
exit;
}
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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8b1a9953c4611296a827abf8c47804d7
Hello world!
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