sha1_file
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
sha1_file — Calculate the sha1 hash of a file
Description
   string sha1_file
    ( string $filename
   [, bool $raw_output = false
  ] )
  Calculates the sha1 hash of the file specified by filename using the » US Secure Hash Algorithm 1, and returns that hash. The hash is a 40-character hexadecimal number.
Parameters
- filename
- 
      The filename of the file to hash. 
- raw_output
- 
      When TRUE, returns the digest in raw binary format with a length of 20. 
Return Values
Returns a string on success, FALSE otherwise.
Examples
Example #1 sha1_file() example
<?php
foreach(glob('/home/Kalle/myproject/*.php') as $ent)
{
    if(is_dir($ent))
    {
        continue;
    }
    echo $ent . ' (SHA1: ' . sha1_file($ent) . ')', PHP_EOL;
}
?>
Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 5.0.0 | Added the raw_output parameter | 
| 5.1.0 | Changed the function to use the streams API. It means that you can use it with wrappers, like sha1_file('http://example.com/..') | 
See Also
- sha1() - Calculate the sha1 hash of a string
- md5_file() - Calculates the md5 hash of a given file
- crc32() - Calculates the crc32 polynomial of a string