md5_file
PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
md5_file - Calculates the md5 hash of a given file
md5_file(
string$filename,
[bool$binary = false] ): string|false
Calculates the MD5 hash of the file specified by the filename parameter using the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash. The hash is a 32-character hexadecimal number.
Parameters
- filename
-
The filename
- binary
-
When true, returns the digest in raw binary format with a length of 16.
Return Values
Returns a string on success, false otherwise.