Merge branch 'release/1.0.0'

Author: stuartherbert

README.md

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+# php-xxhash
+
+PHP extension to add support for the [xxhash](http://code.google.com/p/xxhash/) fast hashing algorithm.  _xxhash_ is designed to be fast enough to use in real-time streaming applications.
+
+## How To Install
+
+```
+   phpize
+   ./configure --enable-xxhash
+   make
+   sudo make install
+```
+
+## How To Use
+
+This extension adds one new PHP function:
+
+```
+    int xxhash32(string $data);
+```
+
+It will checksum the string, and return the checksum.