BIN2HEX(3) 1 BIN2HEX(3)bin2hex - Convert binary data into hexadecimal representationSYNOPSIS
string bin2hex (string $str)
DESCRIPTION
Returns an ASCII string containing the hexadecimal representation of $str. The conversion is done byte-wise with the high-nibble first.
PARAMETERS
o $str
- A string.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the hexadecimal representation of the given string.
SEE ALSO hex2bin(3), pack(3).
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MD5(3) 1 MD5(3)md5 - Calculate the md5 hash of a stringSYNOPSIS
string md5 (string $str, [bool $raw_output = false])
DESCRIPTION
Calculates the MD5 hash of $str using the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash.
PARAMETERS
o $str
- The string.
o $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.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the hash as a 32-character hexadecimal number.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
A md5(3) example
<?php
$str = 'apple';
if (md5($str) === '1f3870be274f6c49b3e31a0c6728957f') {
echo "Would you like a green or red apple?";
}
?>
NOTES
Note
Secure password hashing
It is not recommended to use this function to secure passwords, due to the fast nature of this hashing algorithm. See here for
details.
SEE ALSO md5_file(3), sha1_file(3), crc32(3), sha1(3), hash(3), crypt(3), password_hash(3).
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