Re: SSL, PHP, & MySQL

What about utilizing an encrypted text file then. Would there be anything wrong with doing it that way? I really don't have too much of an option as far as the server specs go because I didn't set up the web hosting. -Josh Brad Bonkoski wrote: > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------