fabolous Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Hello,okay i am workin on a Login script that needs MYSQL, and i was woundering if theres any way of me viewing a usernames password, becase as you can see the login passes viewed on the mysql databases are decypted and very long for a very short password.the reson i need this is becase currenly i am workin on this offline and i have no other way of retiveing my password with a script that i plan on making later on.Thank you Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/3260-need-help-viewing-table-users-password/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 If you're asking what I think you're asking, the answer is no -- MySQL user passwords are encrypted with the PASSWORD() function, which uses a one-way hash. That's what makes them secure. I still don't understand _why_ you need this. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/3260-need-help-viewing-table-users-password/#findComment-11143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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