ssl security?

[rob1]

Hi, I'm currently working on a website to provider client case tracking online and need to protect the login username and password aswell as the database content.

How does SSL work and how would i benefit from using it?

Would I also need to code anything differently in PHP for it to get going?

[felgall]

SSL encrypts what is entered into a form and decrypts it once it reaches the server. It has no impact on the PHP since it is decrypted before the PHP reads it.