string md5 ( string $str [, bool $raw_output = false ] ) Calculates the MD5 hash of str using the ? RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash.
raw_output If the optional raw_output is set to TRUE, then the md5 digest is instead returned in raw binary format with a length of 16. Return Values ?
Returns the hash as a 32-character hexadecimal number.