md5
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL hash:1.1-1.3)
md5 — Calculate the md5 hash of a string
Description
string md5
( string $str
[, bool $raw_output
] )
Parameters
-
str
-
The string.
-
raw_output
-
If the optional raw_output
is set to TRUE,
then the md5 digest is instead returned in raw binary format with a
length of 16. Defaults to FALSE.
Return Values
Returns the hash as a 32-character hexadecimal number.
Examples
Example #1 A md5() example
<?php
$str = 'apple';
if (md5($str) === '1f3870be274f6c49b3e31a0c6728957f') {
echo "Would you like a green or red apple?";
exit;
}
?>