In the provided code snippet, what improvements or modifications can be suggested to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of extracting LDAP data and formatting it into a PDF table using FPDF in PHP?

The current code snippet lacks error handling and efficient data retrieval from LDAP. To enhance efficiency and accuracy, it is recommended to implement error handling, use LDAP search filters to retrieve specific data, and properly format the extracted data into a PDF table using FPDF. 

<?php
require('fpdf.php');

$ldapconn = ldap_connect("ldap.example.com");
if (!$ldapconn) {
    die("Could not connect to LDAP server");
}

ldap_set_option($ldapconn, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3);

$ldapbind = ldap_bind($ldapconn, "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com", "password");
if (!$ldapbind) {
    die("Could not bind to LDAP server");
}

$ldapfilter = "(objectClass=person)";
$ldapattributes = array("cn", "mail", "telephoneNumber");

$ldapsearch = ldap_search($ldapconn, "dc=example,dc=com", $ldapfilter, $ldapattributes);
$ldapentries = ldap_get_entries($ldapconn, $ldapsearch);

$pdf = new FPDF();
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('Arial', 'B', 12);

$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Name', 1);
$pdf->Cell(60, 10, 'Email', 1);
$pdf->Cell(40, 10, 'Phone', 1);
$pdf->Ln();

foreach ($ldapentries as $ldapentry) {
    if (is_array($ldapentry)) {
        $pdf->Cell(40, 10, $ldapentry['cn'][0], 1);
        $pdf->Cell(60, 10, $ldapentry['mail'][0], 1);
        $pdf->Cell(40, 10, $ldapentry['telephoneNumber'][0], 1);
        $pdf->Ln();
    }
}

$pdf->Output();
ldap_close($ldapconn);
?>

Keywords

LDAP FPDF PHP data extraction PDF table

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