Re: SSL use

On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 16:38:29 -0400, "ruel.cima" <ruel.cima@facinf.uho.edu.cu> wrote: > hi, > > im handling some important information that needs to be stored in my > postgresql database via a php script. i´ve been reading the mails sent on > this mailing list on SSL use. my postgresql server allows SSL connections > but im not sure how to make use of this.id like to know more about ssl and > how to take advantage of its security features. any references? > > from my php script, do i need to make a special connection to the database > or is the same e.g pg_connect(host= localhost dbname=test user=p > password=p)? If postgres is running on the same machine as php there isn't much point in using encryption of the connection. You are probably better off using domain sockets instead of a network connection in this case.