Getting account Info.

[rgermain]

Hey, I just can't seem to remember or find out how to get the password out of a database. In the readable format.

I didn't use MD5 encryption, I know that is only one way. I just used password() function. example("INSERT INTO pass_tbl (pass) VALUE (password('myPassword'))").

So I am trying to make it so that the user types in their username and it automatically sends their account info. To the e-mail address they supplied, but what do I need to be able to take the encrypted password and convert it back to the password the user entered.

                        Thanks for the help!

[stolzyboy]

when using password() to store information, there is NO reversal available, that is why people use encrypt/decrypt or combos of md5

you can check to see if the info they are supplying is equal, ie password from form when encrypted == the password already encrypted in the db

but if you put "password" into the db and it comes out like "akhgeis8974392348ghf" or whatever, you can't decrypt that back into "password" when using the password() function

[rgermain]

Oh, that would explain why I can't figure it out then! I swore there was, but guess not. So what is the main differance between password() and MD5?

[stolzyboy]

different encryption and you can decrypt it... 🙂