Quick php/Myql question. Likely stupid and easy

Hi folks, I have a client who hurled a bunch of work at me and was simply moving a script of some sort.

Can some explain to me what this function means..

to add an admin, use the hash md5(sha1("password"));
put all the information in the admins table

I tried adding the pass as md5 but when I go back and look via phpmyadmin its something different. Same thing happens if if I try something encrpyted with sha1

What am I missing here?

thanks,
Nigel

 

The password is encrypted with sha1 first, and then this is encrypted with md5 hash.

Example if the password was "hello":

If you encrypted it with just sha1 then you would get the MIDDLE result above. If you just encrypted it with just md5 you would get the result below:

--Mike

 

Thanks, so I am clear I take the sha1 encryption and make an md5 of that and then select md5 in phpmyadmin?

Sorry, I get my question is a bit thick. Just trying to fix it and move on lol..

Nigel

 

Yes the final string will be MD5.

 

Great thanks much for your time. Rep coming.

Nigel

EDIT. That worked perfectly thanks.

 

No problem

 

btw if you already used sha there is no need of using md5..sha 126 is strong encryption in itself