> I am connecting to  a mysql server on a remote machine, and opened up
port
> 3306 for this purpose. But, I am concerned about sending a clear text
> password, via the mysql_pconnect() call. My question is, what is the
> procedure for connecting to a remote server with an encrypted
password?
> Or, does mysql_pconnect handle this?

Nope, it's all in the clear. MySQL 4.0 has support for doing this over
SSL, I think.

---John Holmes...


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