PHP | sha1_file() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP sha1_file() Function.

The built-in PHP sha1_file() function is used to calculate the SHA-1 hash of a file.

syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

sha1_file ( $filename , $raw_output )

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameters & Description
1	filename It contains the information about the filename of the file to hash
2	raw_output It is a boolean value that indicates the output

Return Value

This built-in function returns the calculated SHA-1 hash on success, or false on failure.

Example

Try out the example below -

<?php
   $input = "sample.txt";
   $sha1file = sha1_file($input);
   
   echo $sha1file;
?>

Output

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

aaf4c61ddcc5e8a2dabede0f3b482cd9aea9434d

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we will be studying about the PHP sha1() Function.

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