php-doc-en/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-escape.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.ldap-escape" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ldap_escape</refname>
<refpurpose>Escape a string for use in an LDAP filter or DN</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>ldap_escape</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>ignore</parameter><initializer>""</initializer></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Escapes <parameter>value</parameter> for use in the context implied by
<parameter>flags</parameter>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The value to escape.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>ignore</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Characters to ignore when escaping.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The context the escaped string will be used in:
<constant>LDAP_ESCAPE_FILTER</constant> for filters to be used with
<function>ldap_search</function>, or
<constant>LDAP_ESCAPE_DN</constant> for DNs.
If neither flag is passed, all chars are escaped.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the escaped string.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
When building an LDAP filter, you should use ldap_escape with LDAP_ESCAPE_FILTER flag.
<example>
<title>Searching for an email address</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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";
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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