# phpman > perldoc > Crypt::Digest::MD5

## NAME
    [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown) - Hash function MD5 [size: 128 bits]

## SYNOPSIS
       ### Functional interface:
       use [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown) qw( md5 md5_hex md5_b64 md5_b64u
                                    md5_file md5_file_hex md5_file_b64 md5_file_b64u );

       # calculate digest from string/buffer
       $md5_raw  = md5('data string');
       $md5_hex  = md5_hex('data string');
       $md5_b64  = md5_b64('data string');
       $md5_b64u = md5_b64u('data string');
       # calculate digest from file
       $md5_raw  = md5_file('filename.dat');
       $md5_hex  = md5_file_hex('filename.dat');
       $md5_b64  = md5_file_b64('filename.dat');
       $md5_b64u = md5_file_b64u('filename.dat');
       # calculate digest from filehandle
       $md5_raw  = md5_file(*FILEHANDLE);
       $md5_hex  = md5_file_hex(*FILEHANDLE);
       $md5_b64  = md5_file_b64(*FILEHANDLE);
       $md5_b64u = md5_file_b64u(*FILEHANDLE);

       ### OO interface:
       use [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown);

       $d = [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown)->new;
       $d->add('any data');
       $d->addfile('filename.dat');
       $d->addfile(*FILEHANDLE);
       $result_raw  = $d->digest;     # raw bytes
       $result_hex  = $d->hexdigest;  # hexadecimal form
       $result_b64  = $d->b64digest;  # Base64 form
       $result_b64u = $d->b64udigest; # Base64 URL Safe form

## DESCRIPTION
    Provides an interface to the MD5 digest algorithm.

## EXPORT
    Nothing is exported by default.

    You can export selected functions:

      use [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown) qw(md5 md5_hex md5_b64 md5_b64u
                                          md5_file md5_file_hex md5_file_b64 md5_file_b64u);

    Or all of them at once:

      use [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown) ':all';

## FUNCTIONS
  md5
    Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    binary string.

     $md5_raw = md5('data string');
     #or
     $md5_raw = md5('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

  md5_hex
    Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    hexadecimal string.

     $md5_hex = md5_hex('data string');
     #or
     $md5_hex = md5_hex('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

  md5_b64
    Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

     $md5_b64 = md5_b64('data string');
     #or
     $md5_b64 = md5_b64('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

  md5_b64u
    Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

     $md5_b64url = md5_b64u('data string');
     #or
     $md5_b64url = md5_b64u('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

  md5_file
    Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    binary string.

     $md5_raw = md5_file('filename.dat');
     #or
     $md5_raw = md5_file(*FILEHANDLE);

  md5_file_hex
    Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    hexadecimal string.

     $md5_hex = md5_file_hex('filename.dat');
     #or
     $md5_hex = md5_file_hex(*FILEHANDLE);

    BEWARE: You have to make sure that the filehandle is in binary mode before you pass it as
    argument to the addfile() method.

  md5_file_b64
    Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

     $md5_b64 = md5_file_b64('filename.dat');
     #or
     $md5_b64 = md5_file_b64(*FILEHANDLE);

  md5_file_b64u
    Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD5 digest encoded as a
    Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

     $md5_b64url = md5_file_b64u('filename.dat');
     #or
     $md5_b64url = md5_file_b64u(*FILEHANDLE);

## METHODS
    The OO interface provides the same set of functions as [Crypt::Digest](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest/markdown).

  new
     $d = [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown)->new();

  clone
     $d->clone();

  reset
     $d->reset();

  add
     $d->add('any data');
     #or
     $d->add('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

  addfile
     $d->addfile('filename.dat');
     #or
     $d->addfile(*FILEHANDLE);

  add_bits
     $d->add_bits($bit_string);   # e.g. $d->add_bits("111100001010");
     #or
     $d->add_bits($data, $nbits); # e.g. $d->add_bits("\xF0\xA0", 16);

  hashsize
     $d->hashsize;
     #or
     [Crypt::Digest::MD5](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5/markdown)->hashsize();
     #or
     [Crypt::Digest::MD5::hashsize](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest%3A%3AMD5%3A%3Ahashsize/markdown)();

  digest
     $result_raw = $d->digest();

  hexdigest
     $result_hex = $d->hexdigest();

  b64digest
     $result_b64 = $d->b64digest();

  b64udigest
     $result_b64url = $d->b64udigest();

## SEE ALSO
    *   CryptX, [Crypt::Digest](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Crypt%3A%3ADigest/markdown)

    *   <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5>>