Used for establishing secure connections using SSL (original) (raw)

mysqli::ssl_set

mysqli_ssl_set

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

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

Description

Object oriented style

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

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

Note that MySQL Native Driver does not support SSL before PHP 5.3.3, so calling this function when using MySQL Native Driver will result in an error. MySQL Native Driver is enabled by default on Microsoft Windows from PHP version 5.3 onwards.

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() - Set options
• mysqli_real_connect() - Opens a connection to a mysql server