rfc:ldap_exop
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rfc:ldap_exop [2017/06/26 15:15] – mcmic | rfc:ldap_exop [2017/07/04 07:52] – mcmic | ||
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In all these functions $link should be a valid LDAP connection object with a user bound to it already. | In all these functions $link should be a valid LDAP connection object with a user bound to it already. | ||
<code php> | <code php> | ||
- | mixed ldap_exop(resource $link, string $reqoid [, string $reqdata [, string &$retoid | + | mixed ldap_exop(resource $link, string $reqoid [, string $reqdata [, string &$retdata |
</ | </ | ||
- | Returns FALSE upon failure, TRUE upon success if $retoid | + | Returns FALSE upon failure, TRUE upon success if $retdata |
<code php> | <code php> | ||
- | bool ldap_parse_exop(resource $link, resource $result [, string &$retoid | + | bool ldap_parse_exop(resource $link, resource $result [, string &$retdata |
</ | </ | ||
Returns TRUE upon success and FALSE upon failure. Fills $retoid and $retdata with the data from $result object. | Returns TRUE upon success and FALSE upon failure. Fills $retoid and $retdata with the data from $result object. | ||
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+ | Note that $retoid is useless in most cases, EXOPs usually leave it empty or fill it with $reqoid. This is why it’s in last position. | ||
This RFC also wish to introduce helper functions for common EXOP usage: | This RFC also wish to introduce helper functions for common EXOP usage: | ||
<code php> | <code php> | ||
- | mixed ldap_exop_whoami(resource $link) | + | bool|string |
- | bool ldap_exop_passwd(resource $link, string $user, string $oldpw, | + | bool|string |
</ | </ | ||
- | The first one would call whoami EXOP and return either | + | The first one would call whoami EXOP and returns |
- | The second one would call passwd EXOP and return TRUE or FALSE upon failure. If $newpw is empty, | + | The second one would call passwd EXOP and return TRUE or FALSE upon failure. If $newpw is empty, |
- | The author of the original patch stated that technically ldap_start_tls is an exop helper and therefore could be renamed ldap_exop_start_tls. We fill this would be a useless BC. | + | The author of the original patch stated that technically ldap_start_tls is an exop helper and therefore could be renamed ldap_exop_start_tls. We feel this would be a useless BC. |
- | The original patch (and current code) provided a possibility to get a result object from helpers as well, and provided ldap_parse_exop_* helpers to parse the result objects from these operations. We fill this is too complex and does not add anything to the RFC so we intend to leave them out. | + | |
+ | The original patch (and current code) provided a possibility to get a result object from helpers as well, and provided ldap_parse_exop_* helpers to parse the result objects from these operations. We feel this is too complex and does not add anything to the RFC so we intend to leave them out. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For consistency with existing ldap functions, theses function may produce E_WARNING in case of error or failure. | ||
+ | The safe way to use them is to use @ when calling them. ldap_error() can be used to get the last LDAP error in cases where it makes sense. | ||
===== Examples ===== | ===== Examples ===== | ||
<code php> | <code php> | ||
// Call EXOP whoami and store the result in $identity | // Call EXOP whoami and store the result in $identity | ||
- | if (ldap_exop($link, | + | if (ldap_exop($link, |
echo " | echo " | ||
} else { | } else { | ||
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// Same thing using a result object | // Same thing using a result object | ||
$r = ldap_exop($link, | $r = ldap_exop($link, | ||
- | if (($r !== FALSE) && ldap_parse_exop($link, | + | if (($r !== FALSE) && ldap_parse_exop($link, |
echo " | echo " | ||
+ | } else { | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | // Same thing with the helper | ||
+ | if (ldap_exop_whoami($link, | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | } else { | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | // Changing password with the helper | ||
+ | if (ldap_exop_passwd($link, | ||
+ | echo " | ||
} else { | } else { | ||
echo " | echo " | ||
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===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== | ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== | ||
- | 7.2 if possible, 7.3/8 otherwise | + | Next PHP 7.x release |
===== RFC Impact ===== | ===== RFC Impact ===== | ||
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===== Open Issues ===== | ===== Open Issues ===== | ||
- Should the function names contain the word " | - Should the function names contain the word " | ||
- | - Should we include a constant for LDAP_EXOP_REFRESH, for the sake of completeness, | + | - Should we include a constant for LDAP_EXOP_CANCEL, for the sake of completeness, |
- | - Should helper functions return a mixed, or a boolean and have an out parameter? (" | + | |
- | - How would someone go about generating the needed ber-encoded data to pass ldap_exop in PHP? Should this RFC also define functions to handle ber-encoded data? | + | |
===== Unaffected PHP Functionality ===== | ===== Unaffected PHP Functionality ===== |
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