title: Simple PHP Encryption / Decryption (Mcrypt, AES)
body: <p>I'm looking for a simple yet cryptographically strong PHP implementation of AES using Mcrypt.</p>
  
  <p>Hoping to boil it down to a simple pair of functions, <code>$garble = encrypt($key, $payload)</code> and <code>$payload = decrypt($key, $garble)</code>.</p>