Best way to store passwords in MYSQL database

The best way to store passwords in a MySQL database is to use a one-way hashing algorithm, such as Argon2id, bcrypt, or scrypt, to hash the password before storing it in the database. This ensures that even if the database is compromised, the attacker will not be able to obtain the plaintext passwords. Additionally, modern PHP functions handle unique salting automatically, so you do not need to manage salts manually.

// Hash a password for storing
$hashedPassword = password_hash('user_password', PASSWORD_ARGON2ID);

// Verify a password against a hash
if (password_verify('user_password', $hashedPassword)) {
    echo 'Password is valid!';
} else {
    echo 'Invalid password.';
}