---
name: "Crypt::MySQL"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcrypt-mysql-perl"
version: "0.04-7+b4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Crypt::MySQL"
---

# Crypt::MySQL(3pm)

emulate MySQL PASSWORD() function.

## NAME

Crypt::MySQL - emulate MySQL PASSWORD() function.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Crypt::MySQL qw(password password41);
  my $encrypted = password("foobar"); # for MySQL 3.23, 4.0
  my $encrypted = password41("foobar"); # for MySQL 4.1 or later.
```

## DESCRIPTION

Crypt::MySQL emulates MySQL **PASSWORD()** SQL function, without libmysqlclient. You can compare encrypted passwords, without real MySQL environment.

## AUTHOR

IKEBE Tomohiro \<ikebe@shebang.jp\>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

DBD::mysql Digest::SHA