MySQL Reference Manual for version 4.0.18.

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5.5.9.2 Requirements

To get secure connections to work with MySQL you must do the following:

  1. Install the OpenSSL library. We have tested MySQL with OpenSSL 0.9.6. http://www.openssl.org/.
  2. Configure MySQL with --with-vio --with-openssl.
  3. If you are using an old MySQL installation, you have to update your mysql.user table with some new SSL-related columns. This is necessary if your grant tables date from a version prior to MySQL 4.0.0. The procedure is described in 2.5.8 Upgrading the Grant Tables.
  4. You can check if a running mysqld server supports OpenSSL by examining if SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'have_openssl' returns YES.



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