(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)
openssl_public_encrypt — Encrypts data with public key
$data
   , string &$crypted
   , mixed $key
   [, int $padding = OPENSSL_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.
data
cryptedThis will hold the result of the encryption.
keyThe public key.
padding
       padding can be one of
       OPENSSL_PKCS1_PADDING,
       OPENSSL_SSLV23_PADDING,
       OPENSSL_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING,
       OPENSSL_NO_PADDING.
      
   Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.