How can SSL connections affect the functionality of PHP scripts?

SSL connections can affect the functionality of PHP scripts by requiring additional configuration to properly handle secure connections. To ensure that PHP scripts can communicate over SSL connections, you need to enable the SSL module in your PHP configuration and use the appropriate functions to establish secure connections. Additionally, you may need to set up SSL certificates to authenticate the server and encrypt data transmitted over the connection. 

// Example PHP code snippet to establish an SSL connection using cURL

// Initialize cURL session
$ch = curl_init();

// Set cURL options for SSL connection
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://example.com');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2);

// Execute cURL session
$response = curl_exec($ch);

// Close cURL session
curl_close($ch);

// Process the response
echo $response;

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