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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 LDAP\Connection instance 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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