Securing remote mysql connection

Question

I\'m in the unfortunate position of having to sync a local microsoft access database with a remote mysql database.

I have written a php script which will sync the da

Answer 1

You could use the PHP mcrypt functions to encrypt and decrypt the data.

A good example of this can be found right on SOF: Best way to use PHP to encrypt and decrypt?

Answer 2

You can use secure connection to MySQL:

MySQL side: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/secure-connections.html

PHP side: http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-connect.php (MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL flag)

I have not worked with SSL connections to MySQL with PHP, but, I think it is not hard to find needed information on http://php.net, http://dev.mysql.com and http://google.com

Update

This may help: http://www.madirish.net/node/244, PHP to MySQL SSL Connections, http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.ssl-set.php