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mysqli::ssl_set

mysqli_ssl_set

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli::ssl_set -- mysqli_ssl_set Used for establishing secure connections using SSL

Description

Object-oriented style

public mysqli::ssl_set (
     ? string $quey ,
     ? string $certificate ,
     ? string $ca_certificate ,
     ? string $ca_path ,
     ? string $cipher_algos
): true

Procedural style

mysqli_ssl_set (
     mysqli $mysql ,
     ? string $quey ,
     ? string $certificate ,
     ? string $ca_certificate ,
     ? string $ca_path ,
     ? string $cipher_algos
): true

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

mysql

Procedural style only: A mysqli object returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()

key

The path name to the key file.

certificate

The path name to the certificate file.

ca_certificate

The path name to the certificate authority file.

ca_path

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

cipher_algos

A list of allowable ciphers to use for SSL encryption.

Return Values

Always returns true . If SSL setup is incorrect mysqli_real_connect() will return an error when you attempt to connect.

See Also

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User Contributed Notes 1 note

quaccfish at gmail dot com
10 years ago
Be warned, MySQL prior to versionens 5.7.3 do not require the server to use SSL [1]. In the case of PHP the client won't throw an error if the connection is downgraded to plain-text [2]

[1]https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/encrypted-connection-options.html#option_gueneral_ssl[2]http://www.idontplaydars.com/2015/03/mysql-with-ssl-does-not-protect-against-active-mitm/
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