Returns a search result identifier or FALSE on error.
ldap_read() performs the search for a
specified filter
on the directory with the scope
LDAP_SCOPE_BASE. So it is equivalent to reading an entry from the
directory.
An empty filter is not allowed. If you want to retrieve absolutely all information for this entry, use a filter of "objectClass=*". If you know which entry types are used on the directory server, you might use an appropriate filter such as "objectClass=inetOrgPerson".
This call takes 5 optional parameters. See ldap_search() notes.
Note: These optional parameters were added in 4.0.2:
attrsonly
,sizelimit
,timelimit
,deref
.
From 4.0.5 on it's also possible to do parallel searches. See ldap_search() for details.