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<chapter xml:id="ldap.using" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <title>Using the PHP LDAP calls</title>
 <para>
  Before you can use the LDAP calls you will need to know ..
  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     The name or address of the directory server you will use
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     The "base dn" of the server (the part of the world directory
     that is held on this server, which could be "o=My
     Company,c=US")
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     Whether you need a password to access the server (many servers
     will provide read access for an "anonymous bind" but require a
     password for anything else)
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
 </para>

 <para>
  The typical sequence of LDAP calls you will make in an
  application will follow this pattern:
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  ldap_connect()    // establish connection to server
     |
  ldap_bind()       // anonymous or authenticated "login"
     |
  do something like search or update the directory
  and display the results
     |
  ldap_close()      // "logout"
</literallayout>
 </para>
</chapter>

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