php man page for mysqli_ssl_set

MYSQLI_SSL_SET(3)							 1							 MYSQLI_SSL_SET(3)

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

       Object oriented style

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

DESCRIPTION
       Procedural style
       bool mysqli_ssl_set (mysqli  $link, string  $key, string  $cert, string	$ca, string  $capath, string  $cipher)

	Used  for  establishing  secure  connections using SSL. It must be called before mysqli_real_connect(3). This function does nothing unless
       OpenSSL support is enabled.

	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
	      o $
		link -Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect(3) or mysqli_init(3)

	      o $key
		- The path name to the key file.

	      o $cert
		- The path name to the certificate file.

	      o $ca
		- The path name to the certificate authority file.

	      o $capath
		- The pathname to a directory that contains trusted SSL CA certificates in PEM format.

	      o $cipher
		- A list of allowable ciphers to use for SSL encryption.

	Any unused SSL parameters may be given as NULL

RETURN VALUES
	This  function	always	returns TRUE value. If SSL setup is incorrect mysqli_real_connect(3) will return an error when you attempt to con-
       nect.

SEE ALSO
       mysqli_options(3), mysqli_real_connect(3).

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