PHP crypt() function

The crypt() function returns a hashed string using DES, Blowfish, SHA256, SHA512, or MD5 algorithms

the crypt() function supports multiple hash types : CRYPT_STD_DES, CRYPT_EXT_DES, CRYPT_MD5, CRYPT_BLOWFISH, CRYPT_SHA256, CRYPT_SHA512

Syntax

crypt ( string $string , string $salt) : string

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the hashed string

crypt() examples

$password = 'aSASas';
echo crypt($password);
//Output :: $1$bg..I53.$hJmp8U7B4Vq5ysHLb1eZS/

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• md5(): Calculate the md5 hash of a string
  
• md5_file(): Calculates the md5 hash of a given file