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ldap_sort

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ldap_sortSort LDAP result entries on the client side

Description

bool ldap_sort ( resource $link , resource $result , string $sortfilter )

Sort the result of a LDAP search, returned by ldap_search().

As this function sorts the returned values on the client side it is possible that you might not get the expected results in case you reach the sizelimit either of the server or defined within ldap_search().

Warning

This feature has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.0.0. Relying on this feature is highly discouraged.

Parameters

link

An LDAP link identifier, returned by ldap_connect().

result

An search result identifier, returned by ldap_search().

sortfilter

The attribute to use as a key in the sort.

Examples

Sorting the result of a search.

Example #1 LDAP sort

<?php
     
// $ds is a valid link identifier (see ldap_connect)

     
$dn        'ou=example,dc=org';
     
$filter    '(|(sn=Doe*)(givenname=John*))';
     
$justthese = array('ou''sn''givenname''mail');

     
$sr ldap_search($ds$dn$filter$justthese);

     
// Sort
     
ldap_sort($ds$sr'sn');

     
// Retrieving the data
     
$info ldap_get_entries($ds$sr);


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