Simple Case to check if an SSL port is active

gistfile1.txt

<?php 

/*
          Blake B Howe
          http://blakebhowe.com
	*/


function checkConnection() 
{ 
    $conn = @fsockopen("www.abc.com", 443, $errno, $errstr, 30); 
    if ($conn)
    { 
        $status = "Connection is OK";  
        fclose($conn);
    }
    else
    {
        $status = "NO Connection<br/>\n";
        $status .= "$errstr ($errno)"; 
    }
    return $status; 
}

echo checkConnection();
?>