(PHP 5 >= 5.6.0, PHP 7)
ldap_escape — Escape a string for use in an LDAP filter or DN
ldap_escape ( string $value [, string $ignore = "" [, int $flags = 0 ]] ) : string
Escapes value
for use in the context implied by flags
.
value
The value to escape.
ignore
Characters to ignore when escaping.
flags
The context the escaped string will be used in: LDAP_ESCAPE_FILTER
for filters to be used with ldap_search(), or LDAP_ESCAPE_DN
for DNs. If neither flag is passed, all chars are escaped.
Returns the escaped string.
When building an LDAP filter, you should use ldap_escape with LDAP_ESCAPE_FILTER flag.
Example #1 Searching for an email address
<?php // $ds is a valid link identifier for a directory server // $mail is an email address provided by the user in a form $base = "o=My Company, c=US"; $filter = "(mail=".ldap_escape($mail, "", LDAP_ESCAPE_FILTER).")"; $sr = ldap_search($ds, $base, $filter, array("sn", "givenname", "mail")); $info = ldap_get_entries($ds, $sr); echo $info["count"]." entries returned\n"; ?>
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