How can PHP interact with Windows authentication systems like NT User management on an IIS server?

To interact with Windows authentication systems like NT User management on an IIS server, you can use the PHP LDAP functions to authenticate users against the Windows Active Directory. This involves connecting to the LDAP server and binding with a user's credentials to verify their identity.

$ldap_server = "ldap://your_ldap_server";
$ldap_user = "user@domain.com";
$ldap_pass = "password";

$ldap_conn = ldap_connect($ldap_server);
if ($ldap_conn) {
    $ldap_bind = ldap_bind($ldap_conn, $ldap_user, $ldap_pass);
    if ($ldap_bind) {
        echo "Authentication successful";
    } else {
        echo "Authentication failed";
    }
    ldap_close($ldap_conn);
} else {
    echo "Could not connect to LDAP server";
}