# Forgot password \[PHP\]

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forgot-password-php/200219
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [September 10, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forgot-password-php/200219 "2006-09-10T06:00:19Z")
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### Author: ![thesleuth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@thesleuth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesleuth)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forgot-password-php/200219/1 "2006-09-10T06:00:19Z")

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Is there any other function besides MD5 that can encrypt a password that is going to be stored in the database? That is because I want the password to be able to decrypt incase the user forgets his or her password. Thanks in advance.