PHP and Active Directory

[asantos]

Hi,
i already have a CMS that has its own user table in MySQL.

A customer wants me to use their own Active Directory user list in order to login to the php system. So, now i have to connect the app to the Active Directory.

1) What are the neccesary steps?
2) How can i connect from php to active directory in order to check user/password consistency?

[supermanjnk]

You need to make sure that you have LDAP installed on the server, then you can use the PHP LDAP functions to query active directory.

[asantos]

Does it work well with WINDOWS Active Directory?

[coopster]

Yes, just be sure to note the Windows-specific notes on installation/setup for the PHP LDAP Functions [php.net].

[asantos]

Does it also work with Windows normal users?