PHP: Installation

Installation

LDAP support in PHP is not enabled by default. You will need to use the --with-ldap[=DIR] configuration option when compiling PHP to enable LDAP support. DIR is the LDAP base install directory. To enable SASL support, be sure --with-ldap-sasl[=DIR] is used, and that sasl.h exists on the system.

Note: Note to Win32 Users
In order for this extension to work, there are DLL files that must be available to the Windows system PATH. For information on how to do this, see the FAQ entitled "How do I add my PHP directory to the PATH on Windows". Although copying DLL files from the PHP folder into the Windows system directory also works (because the system directory is by default in the system's PATH), this is not recommended. This extension requires the following files to be in the PATH: libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll, or, as of OpenSSL 1.1 libcrypto-*.dll and libssl-*.dll

In order to use Oracle LDAP libraries, proper Oracle environment has to be set.

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Frank ¶

11 years ago

I found not only "Versions before PHP 4.3.0 additionally require libsasl.dll.".

If you use php-5.3.3-Win32-VC9-x86 or later Versions that
It's require libsasl.dll.

Running under Windows & Apache 2.2.8
PHP file is download from http://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/

When I use php-5.2.x-Win32-VC6-x86 and php-5.3.x-Win32-VC6-x86

1.just uncomment extension=php_ldap.dll  in php.ini
2.Restart apache,it's ok

When I use php-5.3.x-Win32-VC9-x86 and php-5.4.x-Win32-VC9-x86

1.just uncomment extension=php_ldap.dll  in php.ini
2.Restart apache,always fail...
(only php-5.3.1-Win32-VC9-x86 & php-5.3.2-Win32-VC9-x86 is ok. )

[php-5.3.3-Win32-VC9-x86 or later Versions]
1.just uncomment extension=php_ldap.dll  in php.ini
2.copy  libsasl.dll to [apache folder]\bin
3.Restart apache,it's ok

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msuzer ¶

12 years ago

If using a debian machine (debian or ubuntu variants) just do apt-get install php5-ldap, that's all to get ldap work on php. No need to get sources, try to compiling them and  so on.

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p38fln at msn dot com ¶

5 years ago

On newer versions of Windows and Windows Server, if you've installed PHP from the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (PI) then all you have to do is add extension=php_ldap.dll to the extensions section and restart IIS.

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Anonymous ¶

9 years ago

OCI client from Oracle distributes un ldap.h which may collision with the SO ldap.h.
You can, remove the Oracle ldap.h and build or configure php without oci8 and then add OCI8 later as a shared extension.
This latter step is easiest using PECL: pecl install oci8. You will then need to add 'extension=oci8.so' to your php.ini.

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tom at wheelercreek dot com ¶

15 years ago

If you're running on Windows XP with Apache, and you installed PHP 5 from the windows installer rather than the full zipped version - you may not have the php_ldap.dll file.  


I had to follow the steps above, making sure PHP was added to my Windows Path, adding the 2 dll files to the system32 directory, also making sure the php.ini extensions directory was set correctly (in my case: C:\Program Files\PHP\ext).  


Still was a getting a message about not being able to locate the "php_lamp.dll" file.  I finally went back, downloaded the full .zip file of latest PHP version, and that missing dll file is included there - along with many others.  


Remember to restart Apache server after you do all this.

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nesbittp ¶

10 years ago

To enable PHP LDAP for IIS, I installed PHP Manager which integrates with IIS. Open this up and you can enable/disable extensions. Enable php_ldap.dll and it works straight away.

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