private function _verifySystemProperties()
{
if (!function_exists('version_compare') || version_compare('4.3', phpversion(), '>=')) {
$error_message = 'PHP version must be v4.3+ (current version is ' . phpversion() . ') to use "SSL" encryption';
throw new Exception($error_message);
} elseif (!function_exists('openssl_open')) {
$error_message = 'PHP must be compiled using --with-openssl to use "SSL" encryption';
throw new Exception($error_message);
}
}