On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:31:14 -0500, you wrote: >First off, there are multiple encryption methods out there -- PHP >crypt() and the mcrypt functions, and MySQL encrypt(), for encryption; >and the md5 etc. functions for hashing. Is there any information on >best practices here, particularly in using PHP's encryption vs MySQL's?
I would suggest using the MySQL ENCRYPT(), SHA1(), or MD5() functions, simply because if you write a new front-end in a different language, there's no danger of losing native support for the hashing algorithm. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
