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Adding namespace to phpass (or any class)

I am using http://www.openwall.com/phpass/ for hashing. I wish to add namespace to it, and added the single line as shown below.

<?php
namespace myNameSpace;  //I added this one line
class PasswordHash {
  //...
}
?>

I then create my object, however, when I apply the HashPassword method, the results are totally different.

require 'PasswordHash.php';
//$t_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, FALSE); //Original line
$t_hasher = new myNameSpace\PasswordHash(8, FALSE);

$correct = 'test12345';
$hash = $t_hasher->HashPassword($correct);

The only changes were the two lines where I added the namespace to the class and were I initiated the object.

What could cause the differences and how can identify and fix them?

Solution

  • Per the documentation https://www.php.net/__destruct

    As of PHP 5.3.3, methods with the same name as the last element of a namespaced class name will no longer be treated as constructor. This change doesn't affect non-namespaced classes.

    phpass uses a constructor with the same name as the last element of a namespaced class. Change the name to __construct.