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www.it-ebooks.infoCHAPTER 17 • PHP AND LDAPConnecting to an LDAP ServerThe ldap_connect() function establishes a connection to an LDAP server identified by a specific hostname and optionally a port number. Its prototype follows:resource ldap_connect([string hostname [, int port]])If the optional port parameter is not specified, and the ldap:// URL scheme prefaces the server orthe URL scheme is omitted entirely, LDAP’s standard port 389 is assumed. If the ldaps:// scheme isused, port 636 is assumed. If the connection is successful, a link identifier is returned; on error, FALSE isreturned. A simple usage example follows: