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.

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