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mcrypt_module_close() – Close Encryption Module (PHP)

The PHP function mcrypt_module_close() releases an opened encryption module by taking a resource descriptor as its argument and returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure, providing a simple way to clean up cryptographic resources in backend applications.

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mcrypt_module_close() – Close Encryption Module (PHP)

The bool mcrypt_module_close(resource $td) function closes an encryption module that was previously opened with the mcrypt library.

Parameter

$td : The encryption descriptor resource representing the opened module.

Return value

Returns TRUE on successful closure of the module, or FALSE if the operation fails.

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