Name
OLD_PASSWORD()
Synopsis
OLD_PASSWORD(string
)
This function encrypts a given string based on the password encryption method used prior to version 4.1 of MySQL. The result cannot be decrypted. Here is an example:
UPDATE teachers SET pwd = OLD_PASSWORD('test') WHERE teacher_id = '730522';
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