LDAP

An LDAP database can be set up as a Yahoo! style directory or as a directory like the telephone white pages. LDAP suits data that has more reads than writes, very small chunks of data, and data that has a hierarchical structure. LDAP is mostly used for email directories and login information.

The chapter on LDAP contains the following sections.

   In Depth
      Installation
      Terminology
         DN
         RDN
         Levels
         Entries
         Attributes
         Object
         DIT
         Schema
         LDIF
      Server Features
         Referral
         Replication
         Security
      LDAP Function

   Immediate Solutions
      Installing LDAP in Windows NT
         PHP Extension
         OpenLDAP Server
         Testing the Server
      Connecting to LDAP
      Adding Country Codes
         Connecting
         Getting Country Codes
         Formatting Country Codes
         Adding the First Country Code
         Adding Subsequent Country Codes
      Adding a User
         Adding Intermediate Levels
         Adding the Final Level
      Handling Errors
      Listing All Entries
         Listing All Entries at One Level
         Listing All Entries at All Levels
         Interpreting the Entries within the Listing