Yup, only MySQL 4.0.x has SSL support. I suppose you could try to set up some sort of tunnel, but it might not be the most reliable thing in the world. On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Lisi wrote: > I checked with phpinfo() and this is what I got: > > PHP Version 4.2.2 > mysql - Client API version 3.23.51 > > Is there any secure way to connect using these versions? I am on a virtual > host so there's not much I can do about upgrading. Also, does it matter > which versions the server I am connecting to are running? > > -Lisi > > At 12:22 AM 11/25/02 -0800, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > >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
