(PHP Extension) Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.HashFile method

Shows how to replace the deprecated HashFile method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

$crypt = new CkCrypt2();

$crypt->put_HashAlgorithm('sha256');

$path = 'c:/someDir/example.dat';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The HashFile method is deprecated:

$outData = new CkByteData();
$success = $crypt->HashFile($path,$outData);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Workaround.
// (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

$crypt->put_EncodingMode('hex_lower');
$hex_hash = $crypt->hashFileENC($path);

?>