What resources or documentation should be consulted when working with LDAP functions in PHP?
When working with LDAP functions in PHP, it is important to consult the official PHP documentation for the LDAP functions (https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.ldap.php) to understand the available functions and their parameters. Additionally, referencing the LDAP protocol documentation (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511) can provide insights into how LDAP works and how to properly interact with LDAP servers.
// Example code snippet showing how to connect to an LDAP server using PHP
$ldapserver = 'ldap://ldap.example.com';
$ldapport = 389;
$ldapconn = ldap_connect($ldapserver, $ldapport);
if (!$ldapconn) {
echo "Failed to connect to LDAP server";
} else {
echo "Connected to LDAP server successfully";
// Perform LDAP operations here
ldap_close($ldapconn);
}