What are some common encryption methods used in PHP scripts like Coppermine?

One common encryption method used in PHP scripts like Coppermine is AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). This encryption method is widely used for securing data and is supported by PHP's OpenSSL extension. Another common method is using the bcrypt hashing algorithm for securely storing passwords in the database. 

// Example of encrypting data using AES encryption in PHP
$plaintext = 'This is a secret message';
$key = 'my_secret_key';
$iv = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(openssl_cipher_iv_length('aes-256-cbc'));

$ciphertext = openssl_encrypt($plaintext, 'aes-256-cbc', $key, 0, $iv);

echo 'Encrypted message: ' . $ciphertext;

// Example of hashing a password using bcrypt in PHP
$password = 'my_password';
$hashedPassword = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

echo 'Hashed password: ' . $hashedPassword;

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encryption PHP scripts Coppermine AES OpenSSL

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