February 12, 2011 
Definition:
function wp_hash_password($password) {}
Create a hash (encrypt) of a plain text password.
For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to instead use the other package password checking algorithm.
Parameters
- string $password: Plain text user password to hash
Return values
returns:The hash string of the password
Source code
function wp_hash_password($password) {
global $wp_hasher;
if ( empty($wp_hasher) ) {
require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-includes/class-phpass.php');
// By default, use the portable hash from phpass
$wp_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, TRUE);
}
return $wp_hasher->HashPassword($password);
}
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