(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ldap_sort — Sort LDAP result entries
$link
, resource $result
, string $sortfilter
)Sort the result of a LDAP search, returned by ldap_search().
link
An LDAP link identifier, returned by ldap_connect().
result
An search result identifier, returned by ldap_search().
sortfilter
The attribute to use as a key in the sort.
Sorting the result of a search.
Example #1 LDAP sort
<?php
// $ds is a valid link identifier (see ldap_connect)
$dn = 'ou=example,dc=org';
$filter = '(|(sn=Doe*)(givenname=John*))';
$justthese = array('ou', 'sn', 'givenname', 'mail');
$sr = ldap_search($ds, $dn, $filter, $justthese);
// Sort
ldap_sort($ds, $sr, 'sn');
// Retrieving the data
$info = ldap_get_entries($ds, $sr);