(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)
ldap_exop_passwd — PASSWD extended operation helper
$ldap
,$user
= "",$old_password
= "",$new_password
= "",&$controls
= null
Performs a PASSWD extended operation.
ldap
An LDAP\Connection instance, returned by ldap_connect().
user
dn of the user to change the password of.
old_password
The old password of this user. May be ommited depending of server configuration.
new_password
The new password for this user. May be omitted or empty to have a generated password.
controls
If provided, a password policy request control is send with the request and this is filled with an array of LDAP Controls returned with the request.
Returns the generated password if new_password
is empty or omitted.
Otherwise returns true
on success and false
on failure.
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 |
The ldap parameter expects an LDAP\Connection
instance now; previously, a valid ldap link resource was expected.
|
8.0.0 |
controls is nullable now; previously, it defaulted to [] .
|
7.3.0 |
Support for controls added
|
Example #1 PASSWD extended operation
<?php$ds = ldap_connect("localhost"); // assuming the LDAP server is on this hostif ($ds) { // bind with appropriate dn to give update access $bind = ldap_bind($ds, "cn=root, o=My Company, c=US", "secret"); if (!$bind) { echo "Unable to bind to LDAP server"; exit; } // use PASSWD EXOP to change the user password for a generated one $genpw = ldap_exop_passwd($ds, "cn=root, o=My Company, c=US", "secret"); if ($genpw) { // use the generated password to bind $bind = ldap_bind($ds, "cn=root, o=My Company, c=US", $genpw); } // set the password back to "secret" ldap_exop_passwd($ds, "cn=root, o=My Company, c=US", $genpw, "secret"); ldap_close($ds);} else { echo "Unable to connect to LDAP server";}?>