md5
md5 — Calculate the md5 hash of a string
Warning
It is not recommended to use this function to secure passwords, due to the fast nature of this hashing algorithm. See the Password Hashing FAQ for details and best practices.
md5 ( string $str [, bool $raw_output = FALSE ] ) : string
Calculates the MD5 hash of str using the » RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash.