MySQL ENCODE() function
ENCODE() function
MySQL ENCODE() function encrypts a string. This function returns a binary string of the same length of the original string.
Syntax:
ENCODE(str, pass_str);
Arguments:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| str | A string which is to be encrypted. |
| pass_str | A string to encrypt str. |
Syntax Diagram:
MySQL Version: 8.0
Example:
Code:
SELECT ENCODE('mytext','mykeystring');
Explanation:
The above MySQL statement will encrypt the string 'mytext' with 'mykeystring'.
Output:
mysql> SELECT ENCODE('mytext','mykeystring');
+--------------------------------+
| ENCODE('mytext','mykeystring') |
+--------------------------------+
| ">¿¡È |
+--------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Example: MySQL encode() function using table
Sample table: testtable
Code:
INSERT INTO testtable VALUE(ENCODE('myencodetext','mypassw'));
Explanation:
The above MySQL statement inserts encrypted data into table 'testtable'.
Output:
mysql> INSERT INTO testtable VALUE(ENCODE('myencodetext','mypassw'));
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
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