If your search result is larger then the directory limit, it will just show you the maximum number of return entries possible by the directory (.e.g 2000 in some ActiveDirectories)
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ldap_count_entries — Count the number of entries in a search
Returns the number of entries stored in the result of previous search operations.
ldapAn LDAP\Connection instance, returned by ldap_connect().
resultAn LDAP\Result instance, returned by ldap_list() or ldap_search().
Returns number of entries in the result, or false on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The ldap parameter expects an LDAP\Connection
instance now; previously, a valid ldap link resource was expected.
|
| 8.1.0 |
The result parameter expects an LDAP\Result
instance now; previously, a valid ldap result resource was expected.
|
Example #1 ldap_count_entries() example
Retrieve number of entries in the result.
// $ds is a valid LDAP\Connection instance for a directory server
$dn = 'ou=example,dc=org';
$filter = '(|(sn=Doe*)(givenname=John*))';
$justthese = array('ou', 'sn', 'givenname', 'mail');
$sr = ldap_search($ds, $dn, $filter, $justthese);
var_dump(ldap_count_entries($ds, $sr));The above example will output something similar to:
int(1)
If your search result is larger then the directory limit, it will just show you the maximum number of return entries possible by the directory (.e.g 2000 in some ActiveDirectories)