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Function Reference/wp hash password

Description

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.

Create a hash (encrypt) of a plain text password.

For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to instead use the other package password checking algorithm.

Usage

<?php wp_hash_password( $password ) ?>

Parameters

$password

(string) (required) Plain text user password to hash.

Default: None

Return Values

(string): The hash string of the password.

Examples

Compare an already hashed password with it's plain-text string:

<?php
$wp_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, TRUE);
	
$password_hashed = '$P$B55D6LjfHDkINU5wF.v2BuuzO0/XPk/';
$plain_password = 'test';
	
if($wp_hasher->CheckPassword($plain_password, $password_hashed)) {
   echo "YES, Matched";
}
else {
   echo "No, Wrong Password";
}
?>

Notes

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.
Uses: PasswordHash::HashPassword()
Uses global: (unknown type) $wp_hasher

Change Log

Since: 2.5

Source File

wp_hash_password() is located in wp-includes/pluggable.php.

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Function Reference/wp hash password

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