Php/docs/function.ldap-bind
ldap_bind
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ldap_bind — Bind to LDAP directory
Description
ldap_bind
( resource $link_identifier
[, string $bind_rdn = NULL
[, string $bind_password = NULL
]] ) : bool
Binds to the LDAP directory with specified RDN and password.
Parameters
link_identifier- An LDAP link identifier, returned by ldap_connect().
bind_rdnbind_password
If bind_password
is not specified or is empty, an anonymous bind is attempted. The bind_rdn can also be left empty for an anonymous bind. This is defined in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2251#section-4.2.2
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Using LDAP Bind
<?php// using ldap bind$ldaprdn = 'uname'; // ldap rdn or dn$ldappass = 'password'; // associated password// connect to ldap server$ldapconn = ldap_connect("ldap://ldap.example.com") or die("Could not connect to LDAP server.");if ($ldapconn) { // binding to ldap server $ldapbind = ldap_bind($ldapconn, $ldaprdn, $ldappass); // verify binding if ($ldapbind) { echo "LDAP bind successful..."; } else { echo "LDAP bind failed..."; }}?>
Example #2 Using LDAP Bind Anonymously
<?php//using ldap bind anonymously// connect to ldap server$ldapconn = ldap_connect("ldap://ldap.example.com") or die("Could not connect to LDAP server.");if ($ldapconn) { // binding anonymously $ldapbind = ldap_bind($ldapconn); if ($ldapbind) { echo "LDAP bind anonymous successful..."; } else { echo "LDAP bind anonymous failed..."; }}?>
