Are there any specific PHP extensions or configurations required to establish a connection to a Windows LDAP server for user authentication?

To establish a connection to a Windows LDAP server for user authentication in PHP, you will need to ensure that the LDAP extension is enabled in your PHP configuration. You may also need to configure the LDAP settings in your php.ini file to specify the LDAP server details. Additionally, make sure that the necessary PHP functions for LDAP operations are available. 

// LDAP server settings
$ldap_server = 'ldap://your_ldap_server';
$ldap_port = 389;

// LDAP connection
$ldap_conn = ldap_connect($ldap_server, $ldap_port);

if (!$ldap_conn) {
    die('Failed to connect to LDAP server');
}

// Bind to LDAP server
$ldap_bind = ldap_bind($ldap_conn, 'username', 'password');

if (!$ldap_bind) {
    die('Failed to bind to LDAP server');
}

// Perform LDAP operations for user authentication
// e.g. ldap_search(), ldap_get_entries(), etc.

// Close LDAP connection
ldap_close($ldap_conn);

Keywords

PHP LDAP Windows authentication connection

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