Correct syntax for encrypted database using ssl

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Sorry, the database driver that i am using is MySQLi.
I had made changes in the Database.php class, letting the encrypt false the empty strings:
// 'encrypt' => array(
// 'ssl_key' =>'',
// 'ssl_cert' =>'',
// 'ssl_ca' =>'',
// 'ssl_capath' =>'',
// 'ssl_cipher' => '',
// 'ssl_verify' =>FALSE),
And in the .env, i only have the ssl_ca with the path /etc/....