PHP | mysqli_ssl_set() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP mysqli_ssl_set() Function.

The built-in PHP mysqli_ssl_set() function establishes a secured connection by using SSL with MYSQL server.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_ssl_set($con, $key, $cert, $ca, $capath, $cipher);

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	con(Mandatory) This is an object representing a connection to MySQL Server.
2	key(Mandatory) This is a string variable representing the name of the path to the key file.
3	cert(Mandatory) This is a string variable representing the name of the certificate file.
4	ca(Mandatory) This is a string variable representing the name of the path to the certificate authority file.
5	capath(Mandatory) This is a string variable representing the name of the path to the directory containing the SSL CA certificates in PEM format.
6	cipher(Mandatory) List of ciphers that are allowed for the encryption.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns true on success and false on failure.

PHP Version

This PHP function was first introduced in PHP version 5 and works in all the later versions.

Example1

The following below is an example which shows the usage of the mysqli_ssl_set() function (in a procedural style) -

<?php
   //Creating a connection
   $con = new mysqli("localhost", "root","password","test");

   //Securing the connection
   $con->ssl_set("key.pem", "cert.pem", "cacert.pem", NULL, NULL);

   //Creating the connection
   $con = $con->real_connect("localhost","root","password","test");
   if($con){
      print("Connection Established Successfully");
   }else{
      print("Connection Failed ". mysqli_connect_error());
   }
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Connection Established Successfully

Example2

In object oriented style the syntax of this built-in PHP function is $con->ssl_set(); The following is the example of this PHP function in object oriented style $minus;

<?php
   //Creating a connection
   $con = new mysqli("localhost", "root","password","test");

   //Securing the connection
   $con->ssl_set("key.pem", "cert.pem", "cacert.pem", NULL, NULL);

   //Creating the connection
   $con = $con->real_connect("localhost","root","password","test");
   if($con){
      print("Connection Established Successfully");
   }else{
      print("Connection Failed ". mysqli_connect_error());
   }
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Connection Established Successfully

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP mysqli_stat() Function.

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