Calculates the md5 hash of a given file (original) (raw)
md5_file
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
md5_file — Calculates the md5 hash of a given file
Description
md5_file ( string $filename [, bool $raw_output = FALSE ] ) : string
Parameters
filename
The filename
raw_output
When TRUE, returns the digest in raw binary format with a length of 16.
Return Values
Returns a string on success, FALSE otherwise.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.1.0 | Changed the function to use the streams API. It means that you can use it with wrappers, like md5_file('http://example.com/..') |
Examples
Example #1 Usage example of md5_file()
`<?php
$file = 'php-5.3.0alpha2-Win32-VC9-x64.zip';
echo
'MD5 file hash of ' . file.′:′.md5file(file . ': ' . md5_file(file.′:′.md5file(file);
?> `
See Also
- md5() - Calculate the md5 hash of a string
- sha1_file() - Calculate the sha1 hash of a file
- crc32() - Calculates the crc32 polynomial of a string