How can I decrypt password string in PHP which was encrypted with crypt?

Question

How can I decrypt a password string in PHP which was encrypted with crypt?

$salt = substr($_POST[\'password\'], 0, 2);  
$password = crypt($_POS         


        

Answer 1

http://php.net/manual/en/function.crypt.php

crypt — One-way string hashing

there is no reverse operation of crypt. The best you can - reset password and send it to user.