Php/docs/function.mhash
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mhash
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mhash — Computes hash
Description
mhash
( int $algo
, string $data
[, string|null $key
= NULL
] ) : string|false
mhash() applies a hash function specified by
algo
to the data
.
Parameters
algo
- The hash ID. One of the
MHASH_hashname
constants. data
- The user input, as a string.
key
- If specified, the function will return the resulting HMAC instead. HMAC is keyed hashing for message authentication, or simply a message digest that depends on the specified key. Not all algorithms supported in mhash can be used in HMAC mode.
Return Values
Returns the resulting hash (also called digest) or HMAC as a string, or
FALSE
on error.
Changelog
Version | Description |
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8.0.0 | key is now nullable.
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