openssl_public_encrypt Encrypts data with public key &reftitle.description; boolopenssl_public_encrypt stringdata stringcrypted mixedkey intpaddingOPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING openssl_public_encrypt encrypts data with public key and stores the result into crypted. Encrypted data can be decrypted via openssl_private_decrypt. This function can be used e.g. to encrypt message which can be then read only by owner of the private key. It can be also used to store secure data in database. &reftitle.parameters; data crypted This will hold the result of the encryption. key The public key. padding padding can be one of OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING, OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING, OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING, OPENSSL_NO_PADDING. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.seealso; openssl_private_encrypt openssl_private_decrypt