PHP | hash_equals() Function

Hello dear readers! welcome back to another edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP hash_equals() Function.

The built-in PHP hash_equals() function compares two strings at the same time and returns true if equal.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

hash_equals ( string $known_string , string $user_string ) : bool

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	known_string The string which will be compared.
2	user_string The string given by user.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns true if the strings are equal and false if not.

PHP Version

This built-in function works from PHP version greater than 5.6.0.

Example1

The following below is an example which demonstrates the usage of the hash_equals() function -

<?php
   $known_str = crypt('webdesigntutorialz','$5$rounds=1000$salttest$');
   $usr_str   = crypt('webdesigntutorialz','$5$rounds=1000$salttest$');
   $res = hash_equals($known_str, $usr_str); 
   var_dump($res);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

bool(true)

Example2

Comparing hash using the PHP hash_equals() function -

<?php
   $known_str = crypt('webdesigntutorialz','$5$rounds=1000$salttest$');
   $usr_str   = crypt('helloworld','$5$rounds=1000$salttest$');
   $res = hash_equals($known_str, $usr_str); 
   var_dump($res);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

bool(false)

Example3

Comparing hash from hash() and hash_file() -

<?php
   $hash1 = hash("md5", 'Welcome to Webdesigntutorialz');
   file_put_contents('filetest.txt', 'Welcome to Webdesigntutorialz'); 
   // create file filetest.txt with content : 'Welcome to Webdesigntutorialz'
   $hash2 = hash_file('md5', 'filetest.txt');
   $_compare = hash_equals($hash1, $hash2); 
   var_dump($_compare);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

bool(false)

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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we will discuss about the hash_file() Function in PHP.

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