When you store the information into the field you can us the mysql function
password. Then when you wish to test for a match you do something like
select count(*) where username='$username' and passwd = Password($password)
Where $username is the input username and $password is the input username
What is stored in the database is the std mySQL encoded password.
> On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 02:58:28PM -0500, Jianping Zhu wrote:
>>
>> I have mysql in a redhat machine. I need to use mysql do user
>> authentication to a website.
>> I have a table like following.
>>
>> +----------+----------+
>> | username | passwd |
>> +----------+----------+
>> | jianping | jian1830 |
>> | chichi | jian1830 |
>> +----------+----------+
>>
>> I want the passwd field not to be plain text but encrypted. how can i
>> do that?
>>
> Not for sure on the exact syntax becuse I've always used myPhpAdmin's
> md5 utility but it would be something like
>
> MD5("jian1830")
>
> this would do an MD5 hash
> --
> Jerry M. Howell II
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