[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19324: Allow more flexible mysql_connect configuration (compression, ssl, etc)

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#19324: Allow more flexible mysql_connect configuration (compression, ssl, etc)
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 Reporter:  Otto42           |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Database         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by avcascade):

 This is a *great* idea. I'd like to see this made a priority for 3.4, and
 failing that, 3.5 at least.

 I especially concur with this:

 <blockquote>SSL support especially would be nice for people who have
 separate DB servers and want a small extra smidge of security over that
 link.</blockquote>

 Support for secure MySQL connections really needs to be in core. Security-
 minded WordPress users who do the work of getting their host to properly
 configure MySQL to accept secure connections shouldn't have to rewrite wp-
 db.php to get things working on the WordPress end.

 Given the significant and growing popularity of WordPress, I'm sure there
 are many cases in which people are connecting to databases that are not on
 the same machines as their WordPress filesystem. It would be best if that
 traffic were encrypted.

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