Best PHP hashing method for storing user passwords in a MySQL table?

Question

I\'ve been reading Stack Overflow questions for about 15 minutes now and every single one seems to contradict the previous one I read. Bcrypt, SHA1, MD5, and so on. I currently

Answer 1

First of all, MD5 isn't a very good option nowadays. If an attacker would get to your database, and get the MD5 hashes, it is almost certain that he will be also able to crack them. MD5 hashes of weak passwords can be cracked even bruteforce by a casual computer.

You should google some articles about salting your hashes, and use that method combined with a stronger hashing algorithm (at least SHA1), and maybe repeat the process few times.

I am not going to write about salting, as many articles have been already written about it, and also here on Stack Overflow you can find many good discussions about the problem. E.g. Why do salts make dictionary attacks 'impossible'? or How does password salt help against a rainbow table attack?