remember that md5() is 'not' going to help secure the data en route between the client browser and the server; consider using the encryption service SSL for this. David "Chris Payne" <cjp@planetoxygene.com> wrote in message 001401c2dde5$479e2130$4efea8c0@chris">news:001401c2dde5$479e2130$4efea8c0@chris... Hi there everyone, I have to store some CC details in a database which are inputted from a form, is MD5() the best way to secure the data? If so, how do I view MD5() data after it has been inserted? Any good MD5() tutorials out there? Thanks for your help :-) Regards Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php