[UPHPU] MySQL Connections with PHP

[Mr. Ritter]

Jared Stevens wrote:
> Hey All -
> I'm trying to securely connect to a remote MySQL database. I was going
> through the documentation and one of the options for the mysql_connect
> function lets you encrypt the connection. Does anybody have a reliable
> source that indicates whether this option also encrypts the user name
> and password that are sent during the authentication process?
> Thanks!

Yes, but only when using SSL.  And that requires the server and client 
to have certificates made and applied, assuming both where actually 
compiled/built with ssl support, which the shipping rpms are not.

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Ritter