<?php

    $A = 'ABCD';
    $B = 'ABCD';

    $md5A = md5($A); //cb08ca4a7bb5f9683c19133a84872ca7
    $md5B = md5($B); //cb08ca4a7bb5f9683c19133a84872ca7


    echo "Using the password_verify() funtionn";
    if (password_verify($md5A, $md5B)) {
        echo "True";
    } else {
        echo "False";
    }

    echo "nUsing the Using the == copmparisonn";
    if ($md5A == $md5B) {
        echo "True";
    } else {
    echo "False";
    }

?>

password_verify() returning False, however the == comparison return true. What could be the issue for this problem.