# crack_opendict

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PECL crack:0.1-0.4)

crack_opendict — Opens a new CrackLib dictionary

### Description

resource crack_opendict ( string `$dictionary` )

crack_opendict() opens the specified CrackLib `dictionary` for use with crack_check().

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

> Note: Only one dictionary may be open at a time.

### Parameters

`dictionary`

  The path to the Cracklib dictionary.

### Return Values

Returns a dictionary resource identifier on success, or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- crack_check()
- crack_closedict()