How can bcrypt be effectively implemented for user data encryption in PHP scripts?

To effectively implement bcrypt for user data encryption in PHP scripts, you can use the password_hash function to securely hash user passwords with bcrypt algorithm and store them in your database. When verifying user passwords, use the password_verify function to compare the input password with the stored bcrypt hash.

// Hashing user password with bcrypt
$password = "user_password";
$hashed_password = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

// Storing hashed password in database

// Verifying user password with stored hash
$input_password = "user_input_password";
if (password_verify($input_password, $hashed_password)) {
    echo "Password is correct!";
} else {
    echo "Password is incorrect!";
}