// To hash the password, use
password_hash("MySuperSafePassword!", PASSWORD_DEFAULT)
// To compare hash with plain text, use
password_verify("MySuperSafePassword!", $hashed_password)//hash password
$hashed_password = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
//verify password
password_verify($password, $hashed_password); // returns true
<?php
/**
* We just want to hash our password using the current DEFAULT algorithm.
* This is presently BCRYPT, and will produce a 60 character result.
*
* Beware that DEFAULT may change over time, so you would want to prepare
* By allowing your storage to expand past 60 characters (255 would be good)
*/
echo password_hash("rasmuslerdorf", PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
?>
$password = 'mypassword1';
$passwordHash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);//hash the password
echo password_verify('mypassword1', $passwordHash);//true, Yeah we match
echo password_verify('wrongpassword', $passwordHash); //false ,Ooops wrong password