RE: [PHP] Encrypted MySQL passwords
| From: | John Holmes | Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:40:52 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Encrypted MySQL passwords | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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> I am connecting to a mysql server on a remote machine, and opened up
port
> 3306 for this purpose. But, I am concerned about sending a clear text
> password, via the mysql_pconnect() call. My question is, what is the
> procedure for connecting to a remote server with an encrypted
password?
> Or, does mysql_pconnect handle this?
Nope, it's all in the clear. MySQL 4.0 has support for doing this over
SSL, I think.
---John Holmes...