(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PECL hash >= 1.1)
hash — Generate a hash value (message digest)
$algo
, string $data
[, bool $raw_output = false
] )
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.
FALSE outputs lowercase hexits.
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.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.4.0 | The tiger algorithm now uses big-endian byte ordering. |
Example #1 A hash() example
<?php
echo hash('ripemd160', 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.');
?>
The above example will output:
ec457d0a974c48d5685a7efa03d137dc8bbde7e3