crypt

[Anon]

Does crypt always print out the same result.

eg

$string = "abcdefg";

$new_string = crypt($string, "xy");

I tried it, and it crypted it, but then I tried it again, and produced something else, why?

Also, any better crypting that you know please tell me and give me an example.. thanx!

[kparker]

Also, any better crypting

Depends somewhat on what you mean by "better". md5() gives better hashes than the plain DES used by crypt, but sometimes you might need crypt() to be compatible with some outside entity (e.g. making .htaccess password files).

[Anon]

ok,

can you explain why i am getting different results with crypt($string,"xy");

i reload the page every hour, and it comes out different.

[kparker]

Sorry, I am completely stumped.