In what ways can the SALT be manipulated in crypt() to align with htpasswd encryption standards?

The SALT in crypt() can be manipulated to align with htpasswd encryption standards by generating a random SALT of a specific length (usually 22 characters) and appending it to the password before hashing. This ensures that the SALT used in the encryption matches the format expected by htpasswd.

$password = "password";
$salt = substr(str_shuffle('./0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'), 0, 22);
$hashed_password = crypt($password, '$2y$10$' . $salt);