integrity of CRYPT()

[nadeemshafi9 0]

hello guys

im using crypt to work with passwords,
crypt(password) and then insert it in to the db
and then comparing the users inputed pword whith the hash using crypt(pword, hash from db)

can anyone tell me if this is the optimum method? is there nay better? and how likly is this to be cracked?


Thanx alot for any response