mysqli_ssl_set mysqli->ssl_set Used for establishing secure connections using SSL Procedural style: boolmysqli_ssl_set mysqlilink stringkey stringcert stringca stringcapath stringcipher Object oriented style (method): mysqli boolssl_set stringkey stringcert stringca stringcapath stringcipher The function mysqli_ssl_set is used for establishing secure connections using SSL. It must be called before mysqli_real_connect. This function does nothing unless OpenSSL support is enabled. key is the pathname to the key file. cert is the pathname to the certificate file. ca is the pathname to the certificate authority file. capath is the pathname to a directory that contains trusted SSL CA certificates in pem format. cipher is a list of allowable ciphers to use for SSL encryption. Any unused SSL parameters may be given as &null; &reftitle.returnvalues; This function always returns &true; value. If SSL setup is incorrect mysqli_real_connect will return an error when you attempt to connect. &reftitle.seealso; mysqli_options&listendand; mysqli_real_connect.