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ldap_bind

Name

ldap_bind — Binds to perform operations.

Synopsis

bool ldap_bind(connectionID[, RDN][, password]); resource connectionID: Connection ID string RDN (optional): Relative distinguished name (RDN) used for operations string password (optional): Password of the relative distinguished name

Returns

TRUE on success; FALSE on failure

Description

ldap_bind() binds to an LDAP directory with an optional relative distinguished name (RDN) and password. If the relative distinguished name and password are not specified, an anonymous connection is attempted. Some servers require an arbitrary password even for anonymous binding.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 627. Set up an LDAP connection

if (!($ldapconn = ldap_connect($host)) {
   echo "Error! Could not connect to LDAP host $host\n";
}
else {
   if (!($bindresult = ldap_bind($ldapconn, "cn=Sysadmin,dc=foo,dc=com", "secret"))) {
      echo "Error! Could not bind\n";
      echo "Error was: " ldap_error($ldapid);
   }
}

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