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-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
+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.
-
-The mcrypt package is 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"
+mcrypt is recommended if you are using phpmyadmin for database administration.