provided I want to store hash of a password in MySQL ... Using MySQL, the whole check can be achieved with a SQL query, since the MD5 function is provided as part of the database query language ... Can I use also SHA1 or must I use MD5? Thanks in advance, -- When the sun rises I receive and when it sets I forgive -> http://users.skavt.net/~gleskovs/ All the Love, Grega Leskov'sek -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php