openssl_pkey_get_details
Please note that "file://path/to/file.pem" in documentation means file protocol + file path. In UNIX like OS, that is something like file:///rsa_private_key.pem. There is THREE slashes in the path string, not TWO.
openssl_pkey_get_private
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
openssl_pkey_get_private — Get a private key
Description
openssl_get_privatekey() parses
key and prepares it for use by other functions.
Parameters
-
key -
keycan be one of the following:- a string having the format file://path/to/file.pem. The named file must contain a PEM encoded certificate/private key (it may contain both).
- A PEM formatted private key.
-
passphrase -
The optional parameter
passphrasemust be used if the specified key is encrypted (protected by a passphrase).
Return Values
Returns a positive key resource identifier on success, or FALSE on error.
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User Contributed Notes
openssl_pkey_get_private - [4 notes]
joelhy ¶
2 years ago
justin at gripwire dot com ¶
5 years ago
At least as of PHP 5.2.5, this function's prototype matches what is given on this page (i.e. it does not require an array for its two parameters).
Joel Barker ¶
7 years ago
Note that the important part of meint's post is that there is a SINGLE argument: an ARRAY of two elements. In other words, the correct prototype of the function is
resource openssl_pkey_get_private ( array params )
where params = array( 0 => $key, 1 => $passphrase)
Thanks, meint, you made my day!
meint dot post at bigfoot dot com ¶
10 years ago
Trying for hours to get openssl_pkey_get_private to load my private key (no problems with openssl_pkey_get_public) I found that the following loaded the private key correctly:
$passphrase="test";
$priv_key_file_name = ("./private.pem");
if (openssl_pkey_get_private(array("file://$priv_key_file_name", $passphrase)))
{
print "\nPrivate Key OK\n\n";
} else {
print "\nPrivate key NOT OK\n\n";
}