# hash_update_stream

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PECL hash:1.1-1.5)

hash_update_stream — Pump data into an active hashing context from an open stream

### Description

int hash_update_stream ( resource `$context` , resource `$handle` [, int `$length` ] )

### Parameters

`context`

  Hashing context returned by hash_init().

`handle`

  Open file handle as returned by any stream creation function.

`length`

  Maximum number of characters to copy from `handle` into the hashing context.

### Return Values

Actual number of bytes added to the hashing context from `handle` .

### Examples

Example#1 hash_update_stream() example

`<?php
$fp = tmpfile();
fwrite($fp, 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.');
rewind($fp);
$ctx = hash_init('md5');
hash_update_stream($ctx, $fp);
echo hash_final($ctx);
?>`

The above example will output:

    5c6ffbdd40d9556b73a21e63c3e0e904

### See Also

- hash_init()
- hash_update()
- hash_final()
- hash()
- hash_file()