ldap_count_entries

int ldap_count_entries(resource connectionID, int result)

Counts returned entries.

Returns:

Number of entries; FALSE on error

Description:

Returns the number of entries found from performing a query with a search function such as ldap_read() or ldap_search(). Useful for looping through a result set.

Availability:

UNIX/Linux, Windows

Version:

3+, 4+

Example:

Obtain a count of results
$host = "ldap.foo.com"; 
$ldapconn = ldap_connect($host); 
$filter = "smith"; 
$result = ldap_search($ldapconn, "ou=People,dc=foo,dc=com", "cn=*$filter*"); 
$count = ldap_count_entries($ldapconn,$result); 
echo "Found $count entries matching $filter in the directory\n";

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