mysqli::ssl_set

mysqli_ssl_set

(PHP 5)

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

Description

Object oriented style (method):

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.

Any unused SSL parameters may be given as NULL

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()