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diff --git a/system/mcrypt/README b/system/mcrypt/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..e987f323ef8e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/mcrypt/README @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt package and crypt command with +extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption functions +including encrypting files or data streams without having to be cryptographers. + +The companion to MCrypt is libmcrypt, which contains the actual encryption +functions themselves and provides a standardized mechanism for accessing them. + +mcrypt and libmcrypt packages are recommended if you are using phpmyadmin for +database administration. + +To actually use mcrypt, you would have to recompile php with the following +config switch: "--with-mcrypt=shared,/usr/bin" |