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Request #62063 None of the common and decent non-crypto hash functions are included in PHP
Submitted: 2012-05-18 18:29 UTC Modified: 2021-11-08 18:41 UTC
Votes:10
Avg. Score:4.2 ± 0.9
Reproduced:7 of 7 (100.0%)
Same Version:3 (42.9%)
Same OS:3 (42.9%)
From: slogger at lavabit dot com Assigned:
Status: Open Package: *Encryption and hash functions
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Any/All
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 [2012-05-18 18:29 UTC] slogger at lavabit dot com
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It'd be nice to see a module/class/library/function that supported the good non-cryptographic hash functions which can be quite useful for some situations.
For example (particularly) CityHash, Jenkins, Murmur3, and Spooky.

They can be a nice performance boost for situations where you need to use lots of hashes and a cryptographic hash isn't needed.

Obviously you can just use sha for most things you could use a non-crypto hash for, but it'd still be nice to have them available, especially with the rise of 'big-data' type applications.

For reference, http://blog.aggregateknowledge.com/2012/02/02/choosing-a-good-hash-function-part-3/ talks about selection, use case and comparisons, which might be interesting. 


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 [2021-11-08 18:41 UTC] cmb@php.net
At least some good news : Murmur3 is supported as of PHP 8.1.0[1].

[1] <https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration81.new-features.php#migration81.new-features.hash.murmurhash3>
 
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