title: What is the diff between the hashing methods of php?
body: <p>What is the difference between the hashing methods available in php</p>
  
  <pre><code>md2 md4 md5 sha1 sha224 sha256 sha384 sha512 ripemd128 ripemd160 ripemd256 
  ripemd320 whirlpool tiger128,3 tiger160,3 tiger192,3 tiger128,4 tiger160,
  4 tiger192,4 snefru snefru256 gost adler32 crc32 crc32b salsa10 salsa20 
  haval128,3 haval160,3 haval192,3 haval224,3 haval256,3 haval128,4 haval160,
  4 haval192,4 haval224,4 haval256,4 haval128,5 haval160,5 haval192,
  5 haval224,5 haval256
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I generally use md5 to store passwords in my db..</p>
  
  <p>I searched for it but i couldn't get exact advantages and disadvantages..</p>