Welcome in phpAD user documentation. This document will help you to use and configure your phpAD installation. You can find additional and up to date informations on the phpAD web site : http://phpad.sunyday.net/installation.php We invite you to check the online documentation on a regular basis as we'll update the FAQ based on users feedback.


   1. Web server minimum requirements
   2. Notes on Active Directory structure and LDAP
   3. Script installation
   4. Setting up the LDAP-Config.php file
   5. Using the Active Directory authentication
   6. @.security files
   7. Securing @.security files
   8. Using the User browser
   9. Using the forms fields validator
   A. Change Log



For this samples to work, you must access this page using an http:// protocol ( this means that you have to copy this folder and files in your web server document root directory ). This files are written in php, see Web server minimum requirements. The configuration file phpAD/phpAD.config.php must be correctly filled. ( see Setting up the LDAP-Config.php file ) You must edit the @.security to match your Active Directory settings for the Directory Security script to works. ( see @.security files )

   Sample 1 : User Browser
   Sample 2 : Directory Security
   Sample 3 : Form Validator



 Release 1.03
  - ldap_dn can be set to an OU not containing sub OUs.

 Release 1.02
  - Introducing @.security concept.
  - Added configuration entries in phpAD.config.php.
  - IE/Firefox tweak in the User Browser.
  - Added code sample & documentation.
  - Added modes to the User Browser returned values.

 Release 1.01
  - Creating web site.
  - Normalising scripts for inclusion.
  - Introducing phpAD.config.php configuration file.

 Release 1.00 - Initial
  - Introducing user authentication against Active Directory.
  - Building the user browser script.