How can the password verification be improved in PHP when deleting database entries?

When deleting database entries in PHP, it is important to verify the user's password before allowing the deletion to occur. This helps prevent unauthorized users from deleting data. One way to improve password verification is by hashing the password before comparing it to the stored hashed password in the database. 

// Assuming $dbPassword contains the hashed password retrieved from the database
$userPassword = $_POST['password']; // Password entered by the user

if (password_verify($userPassword, $dbPassword)) {
    // Passwords match, proceed with deletion
    // Your deletion logic here
} else {
    // Passwords do not match, display an error message
    echo "Incorrect password. Deletion failed.";
}

Keywords

password verification PHP database entries security improvement

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