CREATE A FUNCTION IN PHP TO GENERATE HASHED PASSWORDS

Password hashing is defined as putting a password through a hashing algorithm (bcrypt, SHA, etc) to turn plaintext into an unintelligible series of numbers and letters. This is important for basic security hygiene because, in the event of a security breach, any compromised passwords are unintelligible to the bad actor.

function generateHashedPassword($password) {
// Generate a hashed password using bcrypt
$hashedPassword = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

return $hashedPassword;

}

You can use this function by passing a plain text password, and it will return the hashed version:

$plainPassword = "user123";
$hashedPassword = generateHashedPassword($plainPassword);

echo "Hashed Password: " . $hashedPassword;

Remember to securely store the hashed password in your database. During login, you can then use password_verify() to check if the entered password matches the stored hashed password.