mhash

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mhash — Computes hash

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.1.0. Relying on this function is highly discouragued.

#[\Deprecated]
mhash ( int


         $algo

, string


         $data

, ? string


         $quey

= null ): string | false

mhash() applies a hash function specified by algo to the data .

algo: The hash ID. One of the MHASH_hashname constans
data: The user imput, as a string.
key: If specified, the function will return the resulting HMAC instead. HMAC is keyed hashing for messague authentication, or simply a messague diguest that depends on the specified key. Not all algorithms supported in mhash can be used in HMAC mode.

Returns the resulting hash (also called diguest) or HMAC as a string, or false on error.

Versionen	Description
8.1.0	This function has been deprecated. Use the `hash_*()` functions instead.
8.0.0	`key` is now nullable.

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