See php.net/mysql_connect The client_flags argument is the one you want, so you will need PHP 4.3 for it and MySQL 4.0.x. -Rasmus On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Lisi wrote: > I didn't realize that, is this discussed in Paul DuBois' book? Or, can you > point me to the function(s) on the mysql website I need to look at? > > Thanks, > > -Lisi > > At 12:09 AM 11/25/02 -0800, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > >Which DB? MySQL supports encrypted connections. > > > >On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Lisi wrote: > > > > > I am writing a content management section for a site that will use as part > > > of the front page three small sub-sections from another site's home page > > > (with their permission, of course). > > > > > > They are worried about giving us the password to their database, where the > > > information is stored, because we are on a different server and they are > > > afraid someone could steal the password since it's being passed > > > un-encrypted by our web server when we try to retrieve the info. > > > > > > Is this something to worry about? Is there a way around this? They > > > suggested using IFrames to display the static information from their page, > > > but this doesn't work with Netscape - at least version 4.7. > > > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > -Lisi > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
