Steven Cruz wrote:
> Hello;
> 
> I maybe wrong, but I believe it is one way. What you need to do is take
> your input and encrypt it and check if matches your current encrypted
> value. :)
> 
> peace and hugs.
> 
> Miguel Guirao wrote:
>> Hi!!
>>
>> I'm using the md5() function to encrypt a password and store it into a
>> database. Now I want to retrieve that MD5 password and convert it into
>> it's
>> human readable condition.
>> Is there a function opposite to md5()??
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> M Guirao
>>
>>   
> 

If you want to do a comparison on the md5() hash you just created you
could always run your SQL query like:

SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE `password` = md5( $password ) LIMIT 1;

That will return a true or false value based on the md5() hash of the
$password var. But you cannot reverse the md5 hash to obtain the
original value unless you perform a crack on it using software available
software. I think what you are looking for is the base64_encode() and
base64_decode() functions which will perform a simple encoding of data.

-- 
Jason Gerfen

"I practice my religion
 while stepping on your
 toes..."
~The Ditty Bops

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