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hash_init()

hash_init - Initialize an incremental hashing context

Syntax

resource hash_init ()

Arguments

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Description

Version

PHP 5.1.2, PECL hash >= 1.1

Return value

Returns a Hashing Context resource for use with hash_update(), hash_update_stream(), hash_update_file(), and hash_final().