OpenSSL Functions
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openssl_encrypt

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

openssl_encryptEncrypts data

Description

string openssl_encrypt ( string $data , string $method , string $password [, bool $raw_output = false ] )

Encrypts given data with given method and key, returns a raw or base64 encoded string

Warning

This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.

Parameters

data

The data.

method

The cipher method.

password

The password.

raw_output

Setting to TRUE will return as raw output data, otherwise the return value is base64 encoded.

Return Values

Returns the encrypted string on success or FALSE on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Emits an E_WARNING level error if an unknown cipher algorithm is passed in via the method parameter.

See Also


OpenSSL Functions
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