sha1

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Calculate the sha1 hash of a string
string sha1 ( string $str [, bool $raw_output = false ] )

Calculates the sha1 hash of str using the » US Secure Hash Algorithm 1.

Parameters:
str

The input string.

raw_output

If the optional raw_output is set to TRUE, then the sha1 digest is instead returned in raw binary format with a length of 20, otherwise the returned value is a 40-character hexadecimal number.

Returns:

Returns the sha1 hash as a string.

Notes:
Secure password hashing

It is not recommended to use this function to secure passwords, due to the fast nature of this hashing algorithm. See here for details.

Examples:
A sha1() example
<?php
$str = 'apple';

if (sha1($str) === 'd0be2dc421be4fcd0172e5afceea3970e2f3d940') {
    echo "Would you like a green or red apple?";
}
?>

See also:

sha1_file() -

crc32() -

md5() -

hash() -

crypt() -

password_hash() -

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2016-02-24 16:12:32
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