diff --git a/docs/HOWTO.hashgen b/docs/HOWTO.hashgen
index 42b502e..e885b0e 100644
--- a/docs/HOWTO.hashgen
+++ b/docs/HOWTO.hashgen
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ There are many ways in which you can generate a salted hash.
 
 	python -c "import crypt, getpass, pwd; print crypt.crypt('PASSWORD','\$6\$aBcDeFgHiJ\$')"
 
-3.) php:
+3.) php (extras/bin/hashgen.php) (UNTESTED):
 
-	php -r "\$password = readline('Password: '); \$saltRaw = random_bytes(8); \$salt = base64_encode(\$saltRaw); \$result = crypt(\$password,'\$6' . '\$' . \$salt .'\$'); print \$result . \"\n\";"
+	php -r "\$password = 'PASSWORD'; \$saltRaw = 'aBcDeFgHiJ'; \$salt = base64_encode(\$saltRaw); \$result = crypt(\$password,'\$6' . '\$' . \$salt .'\$'); print \$result . \"\n\";"
 
 4.) even grub-crypt (if using legacy grub):
 
diff --git a/extra/bin/hashgen.php b/extra/bin/hashgen.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1476ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/bin/hashgen.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+$password = readline("Password: ");
+$saltRaw = random_bytes(8);
+$salt = base64_encode($saltRaw);
+$result = crypt($password,'$6' . '$' . $salt .'$');
+print $result . "\n";
+?>