Re: SSL, PHP, & MySQL

I think you may need to read: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php It appears that the SSL client flag for connecting to MYSQL is not available until 4.3.0, but you can pick up the 4.3.0RC3 version now, and test it out! I _think_ this is what you are looking for. HTH -Brad Joshua Minnie wrote: > Hi all, > I was wondering if anyone could direct me to some good tutorials on how > to utilize PHP to access a MySQL database behind SSL. I have been searching > PHPBuilder.com, PHPClasses.org, and hotscripts.com, and I can't seem to find > any good tutorials for a beginner when it comes to SSL. I do have a fairly > good working knowledge of PHP and MySQL so I'm not necessarily looking for a > guide on that, I just need to know how to pass encrypted data back and > forth. Here is the scenario: > > My client has a website in which a customer will be purchasing gift > certificates online. They don't need a comprehensive e-commerce package, > just simple information passed across a secure connection, such as: user > names, passwords, credit cards and mailing addresses. We already have a > MySQL db set up with the gift certificate "package" information. I just > need to be able to store the customer information for retrieval later by the > owners of the site. > > Joshua Minnie > josh@wildwebtech.com > Independent Web Consultant / Developer > Wild Web Technology > www.wildwebtech.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Server Information: > + PHP v. 4.2.3 > + Apache 1.3.26 > + MySQL 3.23.53 > ------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php