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+<?
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Science-ation project
+ * Science-ation Website: https://science-ation.ca
+ *
+ * This file was part of the 'Science Fair In A Box' project
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Sci-Tech Ontario Inc <info@scitechontario.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 James Grant <james@lightbox.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 AlgoLibre Inc. <science-ation@algolibre.io>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+require_once ('common.inc.php');
+
+function hash_passwords() {
+    global $pdo;
+
+    $q = $pdo->prepare("SELECT `id`, `password`, `oldpassword` FROM `users`");
+    $q->execute();
+
+    while ($r = $q->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
+        print_r($r);
+        $id = $r['id'];
+
+        $password=$r['password'];
+        $oldpassword=$r['oldpassword'];
+
+        if (_password_not_hashed($password)) {
+            $password = password_hash($r['password'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
+        }
+        
+        if (_password_not_hashed($oldpassword)) {
+            $oldpassword = password_hash($r['oldpassword'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
+        }
+        
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE `users` SET `password`=?, `oldpassword`=? WHERE `id`=?");
+        $stmt->execute([$password, $oldpassword, $id]);
+    }
+}
+
+function _password_not_hashed($password) {
+    return (password_get_info($password)['algo'] == 0);
+}
+
+hash_passwords();
+
+?>
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