Description:
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in php4 4.4.4x and later using openssl 0.9.8a and later, ssl protocols are not available to functions like readfile() et al.  this is because the list of ciphers are not properly initialized in ext/openssl/openssl.c

the patch provided in php bug #38798 solves the problem correctly.

note that this problem is also the cause of php bug #35160,
which imho was wrongly closed.  

the rationale that "it must be a problem with the precompiled  openssl libs, because it compiles fine with a fresh openssl and the latest 5.x php"
was particularly amusing, because in the latest php 5.x
code the patch from #38798 has already been applied, whereas it has not been applied yet in 4.4.4 :)

Reproduce code:
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readfile("https://www.google.com");

Expected result:
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html content

Actual result:
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copelandia[~]18:56:21$ php4 foo.php

Warning: readfile(): php_stream_sock_ssl_activate_with_method: failed to create an SSL context in /home/seanius/foo.php on line 2

Warning: readfile(https://www.google.com): failed to open stream: Unable to activate SSL mode in /home/seanius/foo.php on line 2