Hash¶
Hash has several meanings :
PHP extension
PHP function
a general computer science concept, that transforms data into another value
a general computer science concept, that turns a string into another fixed-sized string, in a way that is difficult to revert
a synonym for arrays with arbitrary keys, also known as map or associative array
Hash allows direct or incremental processing of arbitrary length messages using a variety of hashing algorithms.
While the extension ‘hash’ only process hashes, there are other extensions which offer these features : openssl, sodium and password hashing. Mhash and mcrypt are older PHP extensions, which are now discontinued.
<?php
echo hash('ripemd160', 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.');
// produces ec457d0a974c48d5685a7efa03d137dc8bbde7e3
?>
Related : hash() Function, Cryptographic Hash, Collection, Array, Map
