The md5_file() function calculate the md5_file hash of a given file
Syntax
md5_file ( string $string ,raw_output=FALSE) : string
Parameters
	
		| Parameter Name | Descrption | 
	
		| $string | Required, The string. | 
	
		| raw_output | Optional, Specifies the raw_output for hex or binary format 
TRUE - Raw 16 bit binary formatFALSE(Default) - 32-character hexadecimal number | 
md5_file() examples 
$file = 'php_mf5_file.zip';
echo  md5_file($file);
Related Functions
	- sha1_file(): Calculate the sha1 hash of a file
 
- crc32(): Calculates the crc32 polynomial of a string
 
- crypt(): One-way string hashing
 
- md5(): Calculate the md5 hash of a string
 
- sha1(): Calculate the sha1 hash of a string