Program Steps

When working with LDAP, the basic program steps are:

Step	Description
1	Connect to the server. ldap_init()
2	Bind to service. This may be optional, depending on how the server is configured and the type of operation being performed. All modifications to the database require a bind to be performed. ldap_simple_bind_s
3	Perform operation. ldap_search_ext_s
4	Process results (for a query). ldap_first_entry
5	Unbind connection. ldap_unbind