How to use bcrypt for hashing passwords in PHP?

Everyone knows and understands that storing the password in a clear text in the database is a quite rude thing and not secure. Yet, several do it because it makes an internet site quite easy for password recovery or testing. The bcrypt is a password hashing technique used to build password security. It is used to protect the password from hacking attacks because of the password is stored in bcrypted format. The password_hash() function in PHP is an inbuilt function which is used to create a new password hash. It uses a strong & robust hashing algorithm. The password_hash() function is very much compatible with the crypt() function. Therefore, password hashes created by crypt() may be used with password_hash() and vice-versa. The functions password_verify() and password_hash() just the wrappers around the function crypt(), and they make it much easier to use it accurately. Syntax:

string password_hash( $password, $algo, $options )

The following algorithms are currently supported by password_hash() function:

• PASSWORD_DEFAULT
• PASSWORD_BCRYPT
• PASSWORD_ARGON2I
• PASSWORD_ARGON2ID

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:

• password: It stores the password of the user.
• algo: It is the password algorithm constant that is used continuously while denoting the algorithm which is to be used when the hashing of password takes place.
• options: It is an associative array, which contains the options. If this is removed and doesn't include, a random salt is going to be used, and the utilization of a default cost will happen.

Return Value: It returns the hashed password on success or False on failure. Example:

Input : echo password_hash("GFG@123", PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
Output : $2y$10$.vGA19Jh8YrwSJFDodbfoHJIOFH)DfhuofGv3Fykk1a

Below programs illustrate the passwor_hash() function in PHP: Program 1: php

<?php

echo password_hash("GFG@123", PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
?>

Program 2: php

<?php

$options = [
    'cost' => 12,
];

echo password_hash("GFG@123", PASSWORD_BCRYPT, $options);
?>

Program 3: php

<?php

$timeTarget = 0.069; // 69 milliseconds 

$cost = 8;
do {
    $cost++;
    $start = microtime(true);
    password_hash("test", PASSWORD_BCRYPT, ["cost" => $cost]);
    $end = microtime(true);
} while (($end - $start) < $timeTarget);

echo "The appropriate cost is: " . $cost;
?>

Program 4: php

<?php
echo 'Argon2i hash: ' . password_hash('GFG@123', PASSWORD_ARGON2I);
?>

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.password-hash.php