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

This is probably not the answer you are looking for, but this is just a more security wise practice.

Password should be One Way Hashed, when the user ask for a new Password, you should send him a temporary random password that he will change on next login.