(PHP Extension) Calculate MD5 Hash of File (or SHA1, SHA256, and other hash algorithms)

Demonstrates how to calculate a hash for a file's contents.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$crypt = new CkCrypt2();

// Set the name of the hash algorithm.
// Other choices include "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", and "haval". 
$crypt->put_HashAlgorithm('md5');

// EncodingMode specifies the encoding of the hash output.
// It may be "hex", "url", "base64", or "quoted-printable".
$crypt->put_EncodingMode('hex');

// Files of any type may be hashed -- it doesn't matter
// if the file is binary or text...

$hashStr = $crypt->hashFileENC('/temp/something.dat');
if ($crypt->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $crypt->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $hashStr . "\n";

?>