hash
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PECL hash:1.1-1.5)
hash — Generate a hash value (message digest)
Description
string hash
( string $algo
, string $data
[, bool $raw_output
] )
Parameters
-
algo
-
Name of selected hashing algorithm (i.e. "md5", "sha256", "haval160,4", etc..)
-
data
-
Message to be hashed.
-
raw_output
-
When set to TRUE, outputs raw binary data.
Default value (FALSE) outputs lowercase hexits.
Return Values
Returns a string containing the calculated message digest as lowercase hexits
unless raw_output
is set to true in which case the raw
binary representation of the message digest is returned.
Examples
Example #1 A hash() example
<?php
echo hash('ripemd160', 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.');
?>
The above example will output:
ec457d0a974c48d5685a7efa03d137dc8bbde7e3
Load balance : Server 03
