[SOLVED] Md5 encryption problem!

[me1000]

so,

 

I am trying to run a MD5() function on a string, however it seems the be encrypting the variable rather than the variable value.

for example...

$userpass = "abcdefg";
md5($userpass);
md5(abcdefg);

 

shouldnt the code above return the same value?

it doesnt though...

 

I was able to figure out that the encryption is being preformed on the variable name itself ($userpass), not the variable value (abcdefg).

 

can someone explain what Im doing wrong?

 

Thanks,

[Northern Flame]

well u need quotes on the second one

 

md5('abcdefg');

[me1000]

so here was the problem,

 

apparently "$_REQUEST['pass']" doesnt work, you must say $var=$_REQUEST['pass']; and then encrypt the variable.