Python md5_file() function

Python md5_file() function

The md5_file() function in PHP calculates the md5 hash of a given file.

Syntax

md5_file ( string $filename [, bool $raw_output ] ) 

Parameter

filename(required)- This parameter signifies the file to be calculated.

raw_output(optional)- It takes a boolean value that specifies hex or binary output format:

• TRUE –  Raw 16 character binary format
• FALSE – Default. 32 character hex number

Return

This function returns a string on success, FALSE otherwise.

Example 1

Output

c540ce201d398a7d275c6e0c669097f3

Example 2

Output

c540ce201d398a7d275c6e0c669097f3 
c540ce201d398a7d275c6e0c669097f3 ????/{??M??