PHP Manual: Get the prefix of the preferred hash method

stringnull crypt_preferred_method()

Get the prefix of the preferred hash method.

This function has no parameters.

Returns a string with the prefix, or null in case of an error.

Example #1 A crypt_preferred_method example

<?php
var_dump(crypt_preferred_method());
?>

The above example will output:

string(3) "$y$"

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