Posted by M. Sokolewicz on 02/17/05 19:36

Gerard Samuel wrote:
> Im currently using md5() to hash strings to be used,
> as an id for a cache system.
> Im trying to determine if md5() would be the fastest,
> *cheapest* solution.
> The only native php functions that I know of are md5() and sha1().
> Are there any other native php functions that hash
> strings?
> Thanks
I believe crc32 is faster, but it's not that hard to change something in
the code, and still get the same hash, so I'm not sure if it'd be such a
great choice

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