MySQL and PHP

3.8.49 mysqli::ssl_set, mysqli_ssl_set

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Description

Object oriented style

public bool mysqli::ssl_set(string key,
                            string cert,
                            string ca,
                            string capath,
                            string cipher);

Procedural style

bool mysqli_ssl_set(mysqli link,
                    string key,
                    string cert,
                    string ca,
                    string capath,
                    string cipher);

Used for establishing secure connections using SSL. It must be called before mysqli_real_connect. This function does nothing unless OpenSSL support is enabled.

Parameters

link

Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect or mysqli_init

key

The path name to the key file.

cert

The path name to the certificate file.

ca

The path name to the certificate authority file.

capath

The pathname to a directory that contains trusted SSL CA certificates in PEM format.

cipher

A list of allowable ciphers to use for SSL encryption.

Return Values

This function always returns true value. If SSL setup is incorrect mysqli_real_connect will return an error when you attempt to connect.

See Also

mysqli_options
mysqli_real_connect