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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

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