how to retrieve password which is stored using md5 function

[jeephp]

"I am using secure md5 to generate a password.
In case my user forgets his password, there is any way to reconstruct it."
Ranjana

[webmaster]

I don't think there is, but you can let the user replace the password with a new one.

[Malcolm]

No, its impossible to take an md5 hash and get the original value.

Imagine a 500 page novel, now from every 50 pages take one random character. Can you reconstruct the whole book with those 100 characters?

Same thing with md5 hashes.

[Phate]

( it would be 10 characters )