Are there any best practices or guidelines for handling images in Active Directory with PHP?

When handling images in Active Directory with PHP, it is important to ensure that the images are properly encoded and stored in a secure manner. One common approach is to base64 encode the image data before storing it in Active Directory. This ensures that the image data is preserved and can be easily decoded when retrieved.

// Encode image data to base64 before storing in Active Directory
$imageData = file_get_contents('image.jpg');
$encodedImageData = base64_encode($imageData);

// Store encoded image data in Active Directory
// Your code to store the encoded image data in Active Directory goes here

// Retrieve and decode image data from Active Directory
// Your code to retrieve the encoded image data from Active Directory goes here
$decodedImageData = base64_decode($encodedImageData);

// Display the image
header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');
echo $decodedImageData;