ldap_exop

(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)

ldap_exopPerforms an extended operation

Description

ldap_exop(
    LDAP\Connection $ldap,
    string $request_oid,
    string $request_data = null,
    array $controls = null,
    string &$response_data = ?,
    string &$response_oid = ?
): mixed

Performs an extended operation on the specified ldap with request_oid the OID of the operation and request_data the data.

Parameters

ldap

An LDAP\Connection instance, returned by ldap_connect().

request_oid

The extended operation request OID. You may use one of LDAP_EXOP_START_TLS, LDAP_EXOP_MODIFY_PASSWD, LDAP_EXOP_REFRESH, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, LDAP_EXOP_TURN, or a string with the OID of the operation you want to send.

request_data

The extended operation request data. May be NULL for some operations like LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, may also need to be BER encoded.

controls

Array of LDAP Controls to send with the request.

response_data

Will be filled with the extended operation response data if provided. If not provided you may use ldap_parse_exop on the result object later to get this data.

response_oid

Will be filled with the response OID if provided, usually equal to the request OID.

Return Values

When used with response_data, returns true on success or false on error. When used without response_data, returns a result identifier or false on error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The ldap parameter expects an LDAP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
7.3.0 Support for serverctrls added

Examples

Example #1 Whoami extended operation

<?php
$ds 
ldap_connect("localhost");  // assuming the LDAP server is on this host

if ($ds) {
    
// bind with appropriate dn to give update access
    
$bind ldap_bind($ds"cn=root, o=My Company, c=US""secret");
    if (!
$bind) {
      echo 
"Unable to bind to LDAP server";
      exit;
    }

    
// Call WHOAMI EXOP
    
$r ldap_exop($dsLDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I);

    
// Parse the result object
    
ldap_parse_exop($ds$r$retdata);
    
// Output: string(31) "dn:cn=root, o=My Company, c=US"
    
var_dump($retdata);

    
// Same thing using $response_data parameter
    
$success ldap_exop($dsLDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_INULLNULL$retdata$retoid);
    if (
$success) {
      
var_dump($retdata);
    }

    
ldap_close($ds);
} else {
    echo 
"Unable to connect to LDAP server";
}
?>

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