Better way save password in mysql which can be decrypted also using php

Question

I am currently using md5 function to encrypt my password and save to mysql db which can not be decrypted.

Now my user want that when they forgot password, they shou

Answer 1

It is not possible to store the password in such a way that it is still recoverable without either

1) storing the decryption key in your code/data (which rather defeats the purpose of hashing/encrypting the password)

2) encrypting the password using public/private key encryption the routing the recovery through som sort of semi-manual process where the password can be recovered.

The simplest solution is to require your users to provide/maintain a current email address and rely on the security of that to provide a new password on request.

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