title: PHP to MySQL Amazon RDS with SSL, confirm SSL
body: <p>I'm finding lots of conflicting information regarding usage of the MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL flag with a mysql_connect() call, vs setting up and SSH tunnel... Is MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL acceptable? the official documentation seems to indicate yes, but lots of posts on stack and elsewhere say that a tunnel is better but don't explain.</p>
  
  <p>How can I verify that I'm actually getting an encrypted connection if I use MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL? I have added it to my mysql_connect() call and it doesn't throw any errors, I assume it's working, but how can I be sure?</p>