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<sect3 id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap">
    <title>Zend_Ldap</title>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Ldap</classname> is the base interface into a <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server. It provides
        connection and binding methods as well as methods to operate on the LDAP
        tree.
    </para>

    <table id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap.table">
        <title>Zend_Ldap API</title>

        <tgroup cols="2">
            <thead>
                <row>
                    <entry>Method</entry>
                    <entry>Description</entry>
                </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>string filterEscape(string $str)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Escapes a value to be used in a <acronym>LDAP</acronym> filter according to RFC
                        2254. This method is <emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>, please use
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Filter_Abstract::escapeValue()</code>
                        instead.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>boolean explodeDn($dn, array &amp;$keys = null, array &amp;$vals = null)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Checks if a given DN <code>$dn</code> is malformed. If
                        <code>$keys</code> or <code>$keys</code> and <code>$vals</code> are
                        given, these arrays will be filled with the appropriate DN keys and
                        values. This method is <emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>, please use
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Dn::checkDn()</code> instead.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>__construct($options)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Constructor. The <code>$options</code> parameter is optional
                        and can be set to an array or a <classname>Zend_Config</classname> instance.
                        If no options are provided at instantiation, the connection
                        parameters must be passed to the instance using
                        <code>Zend_Ldap::setOptions()</code>. The allowed options are
                        specified in <link
                            linkend="zend.ldap.using.theory-of-operation.options.table">Zend_Ldap
                            Options</link>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>resource getResource()</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns the raw <acronym>LDAP</acronym> extension (ext/ldap) resource.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>integer getLastErrorCode()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> error number of the last LDAP
                        command.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>string getLastError(integer &amp;$errorCode, array &amp;$errorMessages)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> error message of the last <acronym>LDAP</acronym> command. The
                        optional <code>$errorCode</code> parameter is set to the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> error
                        number when given. The optional <code>$errorMessages</code> array
                        will be filled with the raw error messages when given. The various
                        <acronym>LDAP</acronym> error retrieval functions can return different things, so they
                        are all collected if <code>$errorMessages</code> is given.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap setOptions($options)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Sets the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> connection and binding parameters.
                        <code>$options</code> can be an array or an instance of
                        <classname>Zend_Config</classname>. The allowed options are specified in
                        <link
                            linkend="zend.ldap.using.theory-of-operation.options.table">Zend_Ldap Options</link>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>array getOptions()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the current connection and binding
                        parameters.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>string getBaseDn()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the base DN this <acronym>LDAP</acronym> connection is bound
                        to.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>string getCanonicalAccountName(string $acctname, integer $form)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the canonical account name of the given account name
                        <code>$acctname</code>. <code>$form</code> specifies the <link
                            linkend="zend.ldap.using.theory-of-operation.account-name-canonicalization.table">format</link>
                        into which the account name is canonicalized. See <link
                            linkend="zend.ldap.introduction.theory-of-operations.account-name-canonicalization">Account Name Canonicalization</link>
                        for more details.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap disconnect()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Disconnects the Zend_Ldap instance from the LDAP
                        server.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap connect(string $host, integer $port, boolean $useSsl, boolean $useStartTls)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Connects the Zend_Ldap instance to the given <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server.
                        All parameters are optional and will be taken from the LDAP
                        connection and binding parameters passed to the instance via the
                        construtor or via <code>Zend_Ldap::setOptions()</code> when set to
                        <code>null</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap bind(string $username, string $password)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Authenticates <code>$username</code> with
                        <code>$password</code> at the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server. If both paramaters are
                        omitted the binding will be carried out with the credentials given
                        in the connection and binding parameters. If no credentials are
                        given in the connection and binding parameters an anonymous bind
                        will be performed. Note that this requires anonymous binds to be
                        allowed on the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server. An empty string <code>''</code> can be
                        passed as <code>$password</code> together with a username if, and
                        only if, <code>allowEmptyPassword</code> is set to
                        <code>true</code> in the connection and binding parameters.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection search(string|Zend_Ldap_Filter_Abstract $filter, string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $basedn, integer $scope, array $attributes, string $sort, string $collectionClass)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Searches the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree with the given <code>$filter</code>
                        and the given search parameters.
                        <variablelist>
                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>string|Zend_Ldap_Filter_Abstract
                                $filter</code></term>

                                <listitem>The filter string to be used in the search, e.g.
                                <code>(objectClass=posixAccount)</code>.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $basedn</code></term>

                                <listitem>The search base for the search. If omitted or
                                <code>null</code>, the <code>baseDn</code> from the
                                connection and binding parameters is used.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>integer $scope</code></term>

                                <listitem>The search scope.
                                <code>Zend_Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SUB</code> searches the
                                complete subtree including the <code>$baseDn</code> node.
                                <code>Zend_Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_ONE</code> restricts search
                                to one level below <code>$baseDn</code>.
                                <code>Zend_Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_BASE</code> restricts search
                                to the <code>$baseDn</code> itself; this can be used to
                                efficiently retrieve a single entry by its DN. The default
                                value is
                                <code>Zend_Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SUB</code>.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>array $attributes</code></term>

                                <listitem>Specifies the attributes contained in the
                                returned entries. To include all possible attributes (ACL
                                restrictions can disallow certain attribute to be retrieved
                                by a given user) pass either an empty array
                                <code>array()</code> or <code>array('*')</code> to the
                                method. On some <acronym>LDAP</acronym> servers you can retrieve special
                                internal attributes by passing <code>array('*', '+')</code>
                                to the method.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>string $sort</code></term>

                                <listitem>If given the result collection will be sorted
                                after the attribute <code>$sort</code>. Results can only be
                                sorted after one single attribute as this parameter uses
                                the ext/ldap function <code>ldap_sort()</code>.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>string $collectionClass</code></term>

                                <listitem>If given the result will be wrapped in an object
                                of type <code>$collectionClass</code>. By default an object
                                of type <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection</code> will be returned.
                                The custom class must extend
                                <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection</code> and will be passed a
                                <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection_Iterator_Default</code> on
                                instantiation.</listitem>
                            </varlistentry>
                        </variablelist>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>integer count(string|Zend_Ldap_Filter_Abstract
                        $filter, string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $basedn, integer
                        $scope)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Counts the elements returned by the given search parameters.
                        See <code>Zend_Ldap::search()</code> for a detailed description of
                        the method parameters.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>integer countChildren(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn
                        $dn)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Counts the direct descendants (children) of the entry
                        identified by the given <code>$dn</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>boolean exists(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Checks whether the entry identified by the given
                        <code>$dn</code> exists.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>array searchEntries(string|Zend_Ldap_Filter_Abstract
                        $filter, string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $basedn, integer $scope, array
                        $attributes, string $sort)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Performs a search operation and returns the result as an PHP
                        array. This is essentially the same method as
                        <code>Zend_Ldap::search()</code> except for the return type. See
                        <code>Zend_Ldap::search()</code> for a detailed description of the
                        method parameters.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>array getEntry(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn, array
                        $attributes, boolean $throwOnNotFound)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Retrieves the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> entry identified by <code>$dn</code> with
                        the attributes specified in <code>$attributes</code>. If
                        <code>$attributes</code> is ommitted, all attributes
                        (<code>array()</code>) are included in the result.
                        <code>$throwOnNotFound</code> is <code>false</code> by default, so
                        the method will return <code>null</code> if the specified entry
                        cannot be found. If set to <code>true</code>, a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Exception</code> will be thrown instead.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>void prepareLdapEntryArray(array
                        &amp;$entry)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Prepare an array for the use in <acronym>LDAP</acronym> modification
                        operations. This method does not need to be called by the end-user
                        as it's implicitly called on every data modification
                        method.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap add(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn, array
                        $entry)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Adds the entry identified by <code>$dn</code> with its
                        attributes <code>$entry</code> to the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree. Throws a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Exception</code> if the entry could not be
                        added.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap update(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn, array
                        $entry)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Updates the entry identified by <code>$dn</code> with its
                        attributes <code>$entry</code> to the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree. Throws a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Exception</code> if the entry could not be
                        modified.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap save(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn, array
                        $entry)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Saves the entry identified by <code>$dn</code> with its
                        attributes <code>$entry</code> to the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree. Throws a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Exception</code> if the entry could not be saved.
                        This method decides by querying the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree if the entry will be
                        added or updated.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap delete(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $dn, boolean
                        $recursively)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Deletes the entry identified by <code>$dn</code> from the
                        <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree. Throws a <code>Zend_Ldap_Exception</code> if the entry
                        could not be deleted. <code>$recursively</code> is
                        <code>false</code> by default. If set to <code>true</code> the
                        deletion will be carried out recursively and will effectively
                        delete a complete subtree. Deletion will fail if
                        <code>$recursively</code> is <code>false</code> and the entry
                        <code>$dn</code> is not a leaf entry.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap moveToSubtree(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $from,
                        string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $to, boolean $recursively, boolean
                        $alwaysEmulate)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Moves the entry identified by <code>$from</code> to a
                        location below <code>$to</code> keeping its <acronym>RDN</acronym> unchanged.
                        <code>$recursively</code> specifies if the operation will be
                        carried out recursively (<code>false</code> by default) so that the
                        entry <code>$from</code> and all its descendants will be moved.
                        Moving will fail if <code>$recursively</code> is <code>false</code>
                        and the entry <code>$from</code> is not a leaf entry.
                        <code>$alwaysEmulate</code> controls whether the ext/ldap function
                        <code>ldap_rename()</code> should be used if available. This can
                        only work for leaf entries and for servers and for ext/ldap
                        supporting this function. Set to <code>true</code> to always use an
                        emulated rename operation.
                        <note>
                            <para>All move-operations are carried out by copying and then
                            deleting the corresponding entries in the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> tree. These
                            operations are not <emphasis>atomic</emphasis> so that failures
                            during the operation will result in an
                            <emphasis>inconsistent</emphasis> state on the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server. The
                            same is true for all recursive operations. They also are by no
                            means atomic. Please keep this in mind.
                        </para>
                    </note></entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap move(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $from,
                        string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $to, boolean $recursively, boolean
                        $alwaysEmulate)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        This is an alias for
                        <code>Zend_Ldap::rename()</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap rename(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $from,
                        string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $to, boolean $recursively, boolean
                        $alwaysEmulate)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Renames the entry identified by <code>$from</code> to
                        <code>$to</code>. <code>$recursively</code> specifies if the
                        operation will be carried out recursively (<code>false</code> by
                        default) so that the entry <code>$from</code> and all its
                        descendants will be moved. Moving will fail if
                        <code>$recursively</code> is <code>false</code> and the entry
                        <code>$from</code> is not a leaf entry. <code>$alwaysEmulate</code>
                        controls whether the ext/ldap function <code>ldap_rename()</code>
                        should be used if available. This can only work for leaf entries
                        and for servers and for ext/ldap supporting this function. Set to
                        <code>true</code> to always use an emulated rename
                        operation.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap copyToSubtree(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $from,
                        string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $to, boolean $recursively)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Copies the entry identified by <code>$from</code> to a
                        location below <code>$to</code> keeping its <acronym>RDN</acronym> unchanged.
                        <code>$recursively</code> specifies if the operation will be
                        carried out recursively (<code>false</code> by default) so that the
                        entry <code>$from</code> and all its descendants will be copied.
                        Copying will fail if <code>$recursively</code> is
                        <code>false</code> and the entry <code>$from</code> is not a leaf
                        entry.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap copy(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $from,
                        string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $to, boolean $recursively)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Copies the entry identified by <code>$from</code> to
                        <code>$to</code>. <code>$recursively</code> specifies if the
                        operation will be carried out recursively (<code>false</code> by
                        default) so that the entry <code>$from</code> and all its
                        descendants will be copied. Copying will fail if
                        <code>$recursively</code> is <code>false</code> and the entry
                        <code>$from</code> is not a leaf entry.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Node getNode(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn
                        $dn)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the entry <code>$dn</code> wrapped in a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Node</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap_Node getBaseNode()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the entry for the base DN <code>$baseDn</code>
                        wrapped in a <code>Zend_Ldap_Node</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap_Node_RootDse getRootDse()</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns the RootDSE for the current server.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap_Node_Schema getSchema()</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> schema for the current server.</entry>
                </row>
            </tbody>
        </tgroup>
    </table>

    <sect4 id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap.zend-ldap-collection">
        <title>Zend_Ldap_Collection</title>

        <para>
            <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection</code> implements <code>Iterator</code> to
            allow for item traversal using <code>foreach()</code> and
            <code>Countable</code> to be able to respond to <code>count()</code>. With its
            protected <code>_createEntry()</code> method it provides a simple extension
            point for developers needing custom result objects.
        </para>

        <table id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-collection.table">
            <title>Zend_Ldap_Collection API</title>

            <tgroup cols="2">zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap.zend-ldap-collection
            <thead>
                <row>
                    <entry>Method</entry>
                    <entry>Description</entry>
                </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>__construct(Zend_Ldap_Collection_Iterator_Interface
                        $iterator)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Constructor. The constrcutor must be provided by a
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection_Iterator_Interface</code> which does the
                        real result iteration.
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Collection_Iterator_Default</code> is the default
                        implementation for iterating ext/ldap results.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>boolean close()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Closes the internal iterator. This is also called in the
                        destructor.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>array toArray()</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns all entries as an array.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>array getFirst()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns the first entry in the collection or
                        <code>null</code> if the collection is empty.
                    </entry>
                </row>
            </tbody></tgroup>
        </table>
    </sect4>
</sect3>