user_pass_ok() WP 0.71

Deprecated in 3.5.0. It is no longer supported and can be removed in future releases. Use wp_authenticate() instead.

Check that the user login name and password is correct.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. False if does not authenticate, true if username and password authenticates.

Usage

user_pass_ok( $user_login, $user_pass );

$user_login(string) (required)

User name.

$user_pass(string) (required)

User password.

Code of user pass ok: wp-includes/deprecated.php ^{VER 5.1.1}

<?php
function user_pass_ok($user_login, $user_pass) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', 'wp_authenticate()' );
	$user = wp_authenticate( $user_login, $user_pass );
	if ( is_wp_error( $user ) )
		return false;

	return true;
}