Added Net_LDAP2 to extlib, and add a skeleton LDAP plugin

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+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4: */
+/**
+* File containing the Net_LDAP2 interface class.
+*
+* PHP version 5
+*
+* @category  Net
+* @package   Net_LDAP2
+* @author    Tarjej Huse <tarjei@bergfald.no>
+* @author    Jan Wagner <wagner@netsols.de>
+* @author    Del <del@babel.com.au>
+* @author    Benedikt Hallinger <beni@php.net>
+* @copyright 2003-2007 Tarjej Huse, Jan Wagner, Del Elson, Benedikt Hallinger
+* @license   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt LGPLv3
+* @version   SVN: $Id: LDAP2.php 286788 2009-08-04 06:05:49Z beni $
+* @link      http://pear.php.net/package/Net_LDAP2/
+*/
+
+/**
+* Package includes.
+*/
+require_once 'PEAR.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/RootDSE.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/Schema.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/Entry.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/Search.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/Util.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/Filter.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/LDIF.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/SchemaCache.interface.php';
+require_once 'Net/LDAP2/SimpleFileSchemaCache.php';
+
+/**
+*  Error constants for errors that are not LDAP errors.
+*/
+define('NET_LDAP2_ERROR', 1000);
+
+/**
+* Net_LDAP2 Version
+*/
+define('NET_LDAP2_VERSION', '2.0.7');
+
+/**
+* Net_LDAP2 - manipulate LDAP servers the right way!
+*
+* @category  Net
+* @package   Net_LDAP2
+* @author    Tarjej Huse <tarjei@bergfald.no>
+* @author    Jan Wagner <wagner@netsols.de>
+* @author    Del <del@babel.com.au>
+* @author    Benedikt Hallinger <beni@php.net>
+* @copyright 2003-2007 Tarjej Huse, Jan Wagner, Del Elson, Benedikt Hallinger
+* @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL
+* @link      http://pear.php.net/package/Net_LDAP2/
+*/
+class Net_LDAP2 extends PEAR
+{
+    /**
+    * Class configuration array
+    *
+    * host     = the ldap host to connect to
+    *            (may be an array of several hosts to try)
+    * port     = the server port
+    * version  = ldap version (defaults to v 3)
+    * starttls = when set, ldap_start_tls() is run after connecting.
+    * bindpw   = no explanation needed
+    * binddn   = the DN to bind as.
+    * basedn   = ldap base
+    * options  = hash of ldap options to set (opt => val)
+    * filter   = default search filter
+    * scope    = default search scope
+    *
+    * Newly added in 2.0.0RC4, for auto-reconnect:
+    * auto_reconnect  = if set to true then the class will automatically
+    *                   attempt to reconnect to the LDAP server in certain
+    *                   failure conditionswhen attempting a search, or other
+    *                   LDAP operation.  Defaults to false.  Note that if you
+    *                   set this to true, calls to search() may block
+    *                   indefinitely if there is a catastrophic server failure.
+    * min_backoff     = minimum reconnection delay period (in seconds).
+    * current_backoff = initial reconnection delay period (in seconds).
+    * max_backoff     = maximum reconnection delay period (in seconds).
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var array
+    */
+    protected $_config = array('host'            => 'localhost',
+                               'port'            => 389,
+                               'version'         => 3,
+                               'starttls'        => false,
+                               'binddn'          => '',
+                               'bindpw'          => '',
+                               'basedn'          => '',
+                               'options'         => array(),
+                               'filter'          => '(objectClass=*)',
+                               'scope'           => 'sub',
+                               'auto_reconnect'  => false,
+                               'min_backoff'     => 1,
+                               'current_backoff' => 1,
+                               'max_backoff'     => 32);
+
+    /**
+    * List of hosts we try to establish a connection to
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var array
+    */
+    protected $_host_list = array();
+
+    /**
+    * List of hosts that are known to be down.
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var array
+    */
+    protected $_down_host_list = array();
+
+    /**
+    * LDAP resource link.
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var resource
+    */
+    protected $_link = false;
+
+    /**
+    * Net_LDAP2_Schema object
+    *
+    * This gets set and returned by {@link schema()}
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var object Net_LDAP2_Schema
+    */
+    protected $_schema = null;
+
+    /**
+    * Schema cacher function callback
+    *
+    * @see registerSchemaCache()
+    * @var string
+    */
+    protected $_schema_cache = null;
+
+    /**
+    * Cache for attribute encoding checks
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var array Hash with attribute names as key and boolean value
+    *            to determine whether they should be utf8 encoded or not.
+    */
+    protected $_schemaAttrs = array();
+
+    /**
+    * Cache for rootDSE objects
+    *
+    * Hash with requested rootDSE attr names as key and rootDSE object as value
+    *
+    * Since the RootDSE object itself may request a rootDSE object,
+    * {@link rootDse()} caches successful requests.
+    * Internally, Net_LDAP2 needs several lookups to this object, so
+    * caching increases performance significally.
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @var array
+    */
+    protected $_rootDSE_cache = array();
+
+    /**
+    * Returns the Net_LDAP2 Release version, may be called statically
+    *
+    * @static
+    * @return string Net_LDAP2 version
+    */
+    public static function getVersion()
+    {
+        return NET_LDAP2_VERSION;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Configure Net_LDAP2, connect and bind
+    *
+    * Use this method as starting point of using Net_LDAP2
+    * to establish a connection to your LDAP server.
+    *
+    * Static function that returns either an error object or the new Net_LDAP2
+    * object. Something like a factory. Takes a config array with the needed
+    * parameters.
+    *
+    * @param array $config Configuration array
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|Net_LDAP2   Net_LDAP2_Error or Net_LDAP2 object
+    */
+    public static function &connect($config = array())
+    {
+        $ldap_check = self::checkLDAPExtension();
+        if (self::iserror($ldap_check)) {
+            return $ldap_check;
+        }
+
+        @$obj = new Net_LDAP2($config);
+
+        // todo? better errorhandling for setConfig()?
+
+        // connect and bind with credentials in config
+        $err = $obj->bind();
+        if (self::isError($err)) {
+            return $err;
+        }
+
+        return $obj;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Net_LDAP2 constructor
+    *
+    * Sets the config array
+    *
+    * Please note that the usual way of getting Net_LDAP2 to work is
+    * to call something like:
+    * <code>$ldap = Net_LDAP2::connect($ldap_config);</code>
+    *
+    * @param array $config Configuration array
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @return void
+    * @see $_config
+    */
+    public function __construct($config = array())
+    {
+        $this->PEAR('Net_LDAP2_Error');
+        $this->setConfig($config);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Sets the internal configuration array
+    *
+    * @param array $config Configuration array
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @return void
+    */
+    protected function setConfig($config)
+    {
+        //
+        // Parameter check -- probably should raise an error here if config
+        // is not an array.
+        //
+        if (! is_array($config)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($config as $k => $v) {
+            if (isset($this->_config[$k])) {
+                $this->_config[$k] = $v;
+            } else {
+                // map old (Net_LDAP2) parms to new ones
+                switch($k) {
+                case "dn":
+                    $this->_config["binddn"] = $v;
+                    break;
+                case "password":
+                    $this->_config["bindpw"] = $v;
+                    break;
+                case "tls":
+                    $this->_config["starttls"] = $v;
+                    break;
+                case "base":
+                    $this->_config["basedn"] = $v;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        //
+        // Ensure the host list is an array.
+        //
+        if (is_array($this->_config['host'])) {
+            $this->_host_list = $this->_config['host'];
+        } else {
+            if (strlen($this->_config['host']) > 0) {
+                $this->_host_list = array($this->_config['host']);
+            } else {
+                $this->_host_list = array();
+                // ^ this will cause an error in performConnect(),
+                // so the user is notified about the failure
+            }
+        }
+
+        //
+        // Reset the down host list, which seems like a sensible thing to do
+        // if the config is being reset for some reason.
+        //
+        $this->_down_host_list = array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Bind or rebind to the ldap-server
+    *
+    * This function binds with the given dn and password to the server. In case
+    * no connection has been made yet, it will be started and startTLS issued
+    * if appropiate.
+    *
+    * The internal bind configuration is not being updated, so if you call
+    * bind() without parameters, you can rebind with the credentials
+    * provided at first connecting to the server.
+    *
+    * @param string $dn       Distinguished name for binding
+    * @param string $password Password for binding
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function bind($dn = null, $password = null)
+    {
+        // fetch current bind credentials
+        if (is_null($dn)) {
+            $dn = $this->_config["binddn"];
+        }
+        if (is_null($password)) {
+            $password = $this->_config["bindpw"];
+        }
+
+        // Connect first, if we haven't so far.
+        // This will also bind us to the server.
+        if ($this->_link === false) {
+            // store old credentials so we can revert them later
+            // then overwrite config with new bind credentials
+            $olddn = $this->_config["binddn"];
+            $oldpw = $this->_config["bindpw"];
+
+            // overwrite bind credentials in config
+            // so performConnect() knows about them
+            $this->_config["binddn"] = $dn;
+            $this->_config["bindpw"] = $password;
+
+            // try to connect with provided credentials
+            $msg = $this->performConnect();
+
+            // reset to previous config
+            $this->_config["binddn"] = $olddn;
+            $this->_config["bindpw"] = $oldpw;
+
+            // see if bind worked
+            if (self::isError($msg)) {
+                return $msg;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // do the requested bind as we are
+            // asked to bind manually
+            if (is_null($dn)) {
+                // anonymous bind
+                $msg = @ldap_bind($this->_link);
+            } else {
+                // privileged bind
+                $msg = @ldap_bind($this->_link, $dn, $password);
+            }
+            if (false === $msg) {
+                return PEAR::raiseError("Bind failed: " .
+                                        @ldap_error($this->_link),
+                                        @ldap_errno($this->_link));
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Connect to the ldap-server
+    *
+    * This function connects to the LDAP server specified in
+    * the configuration, binds and set up the LDAP protocol as needed.
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    protected function performConnect()
+    {
+        // Note: Connecting is briefly described in RFC1777.
+        // Basicly it works like this:
+        //  1. set up TCP connection
+        //  2. secure that connection if neccessary
+        //  3a. setLDAPVersion to tell server which version we want to speak
+        //  3b. perform bind
+        //  3c. setLDAPVersion to tell server which version we want to speak
+        //      together with a test for supported versions
+        //  4. set additional protocol options
+
+        // Return true if we are already connected.
+        if ($this->_link !== false) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Connnect to the LDAP server if we are not connected.  Note that
+        // with some LDAP clients, ldapperformConnect returns a link value even
+        // if no connection is made.  We need to do at least one anonymous
+        // bind to ensure that a connection is actually valid.
+        //
+        // Ref: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ldap-connect.php
+
+        // Default error message in case all connection attempts
+        // fail but no message is set
+        $current_error = new PEAR_Error('Unknown connection error');
+
+        // Catch empty $_host_list arrays.
+        if (!is_array($this->_host_list) || count($this->_host_list) == 0) {
+            $current_error = PEAR::raiseError('No Servers configured! Please '.
+               'pass in an array of servers to Net_LDAP2');
+            return $current_error;
+        }
+
+        // Cycle through the host list.
+        foreach ($this->_host_list as $host) {
+
+            // Ensure we have a valid string for host name
+            if (is_array($host)) {
+                $current_error = PEAR::raiseError('No Servers configured! '.
+                   'Please pass in an one dimensional array of servers to '.
+                   'Net_LDAP2! (multidimensional array detected!)');
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Skip this host if it is known to be down.
+            if (in_array($host, $this->_down_host_list)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Record the host that we are actually connecting to in case
+            // we need it later.
+            $this->_config['host'] = $host;
+
+            // Attempt a connection.
+            $this->_link = @ldap_connect($host, $this->_config['port']);
+            if (false === $this->_link) {
+                $current_error = PEAR::raiseError('Could not connect to ' .
+                    $host . ':' . $this->_config['port']);
+                $this->_down_host_list[] = $host;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // If we're supposed to use TLS, do so before we try to bind,
+            // as some strict servers only allow binding via secure connections
+            if ($this->_config["starttls"] === true) {
+                if (self::isError($msg = $this->startTLS())) {
+                    $current_error           = $msg;
+                    $this->_link             = false;
+                    $this->_down_host_list[] = $host;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Try to set the configured LDAP version on the connection if LDAP
+            // server needs that before binding (eg OpenLDAP).
+            // This could be necessary since rfc-1777 states that the protocol version
+            // has to be set at the bind request.
+            // We use force here which means that the test in the rootDSE is skipped;
+            // this is neccessary, because some strict LDAP servers only allow to
+            // read the LDAP rootDSE (which tells us the supported protocol versions)
+            // with authenticated clients.
+            // This may fail in which case we try again after binding.
+            // In this case, most probably the bind() or setLDAPVersion()-call
+            // below will also fail, providing error messages.
+            $version_set = false;
+            $ignored_err = $this->setLDAPVersion(0, true);
+            if (!self::isError($ignored_err)) {
+                $version_set = true;
+            }
+
+            // Attempt to bind to the server. If we have credentials configured,
+            // we try to use them, otherwise its an anonymous bind.
+            // As stated by RFC-1777, the bind request should be the first
+            // operation to be performed after the connection is established.
+            // This may give an protocol error if the server does not support
+            // V2 binds and the above call to setLDAPVersion() failed.
+            // In case the above call failed, we try an V2 bind here and set the
+            // version afterwards (with checking to the rootDSE).
+            $msg = $this->bind();
+            if (self::isError($msg)) {
+                // The bind failed, discard link and save error msg.
+                // Then record the host as down and try next one
+                if ($msg->getCode() == 0x02 && !$version_set) {
+                    // provide a finer grained error message
+                    // if protocol error arieses because of invalid version
+                    $msg = new Net_LDAP2_Error($msg->getMessage().
+                        " (could not set LDAP protocol version to ".
+                        $this->_config['version'].")",
+                        $msg->getCode());
+                }
+                $this->_link             = false;
+                $current_error           = $msg;
+                $this->_down_host_list[] = $host;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Set desired LDAP version if not successfully set before.
+            // Here, a check against the rootDSE is performed, so we get a
+            // error message if the server does not support the version.
+            // The rootDSE entry should tell us which LDAP versions are
+            // supported. However, some strict LDAP servers only allow
+            // bound suers to read the rootDSE.
+            if (!$version_set) {
+                if (self::isError($msg = $this->setLDAPVersion())) {
+                    $current_error           = $msg;
+                    $this->_link             = false;
+                    $this->_down_host_list[] = $host;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Set LDAP parameters, now we know we have a valid connection.
+            if (isset($this->_config['options']) &&
+                is_array($this->_config['options']) &&
+                count($this->_config['options'])) {
+                foreach ($this->_config['options'] as $opt => $val) {
+                    $err = $this->setOption($opt, $val);
+                    if (self::isError($err)) {
+                        $current_error           = $err;
+                        $this->_link             = false;
+                        $this->_down_host_list[] = $host;
+                        continue 2;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // At this stage we have connected, bound, and set up options,
+            // so we have a known good LDAP server.  Time to go home.
+            return true;
+        }
+
+
+        // All connection attempts have failed, return the last error.
+        return $current_error;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Reconnect to the ldap-server.
+    *
+    * In case the connection to the LDAP
+    * service has dropped out for some reason, this function will reconnect,
+    * and re-bind if a bind has been attempted in the past.  It is probably
+    * most useful when the server list provided to the new() or connect()
+    * function is an array rather than a single host name, because in that
+    * case it will be able to connect to a failover or secondary server in
+    * case the primary server goes down.
+    *
+    * This doesn't return anything, it just tries to re-establish
+    * the current connection.  It will sleep for the current backoff
+    * period (seconds) before attempting the connect, and if the
+    * connection fails it will double the backoff period, but not
+    * try again.  If you want to ensure a reconnection during a
+    * transient period of server downtime then you need to call this
+    * function in a loop.
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    protected function performReconnect()
+    {
+
+        // Return true if we are already connected.
+        if ($this->_link !== false) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Default error message in case all connection attempts
+        // fail but no message is set
+        $current_error = new PEAR_Error('Unknown connection error');
+
+        // Sleep for a backoff period in seconds.
+        sleep($this->_config['current_backoff']);
+
+        // Retry all available connections.
+        $this->_down_host_list = array();
+        $msg = $this->performConnect();
+
+        // Bail out if that fails.
+        if (self::isError($msg)) {
+            $this->_config['current_backoff'] =
+               $this->_config['current_backoff'] * 2;
+            if ($this->_config['current_backoff'] > $this->_config['max_backoff']) {
+                $this->_config['current_backoff'] = $this->_config['max_backoff'];
+            }
+            return $msg;
+        }
+
+        // Now we should be able to safely (re-)bind.
+        $msg = $this->bind();
+        if (self::isError($msg)) {
+            $this->_config['current_backoff'] = $this->_config['current_backoff'] * 2;
+            if ($this->_config['current_backoff'] > $this->_config['max_backoff']) {
+                $this->_config['current_backoff'] = $this->_config['max_backoff'];
+            }
+
+            // _config['host'] should have had the last connected host stored in it
+            // by performConnect().  Since we are unable to bind to that host we can safely
+            // assume that it is down or has some other problem.
+            $this->_down_host_list[] = $this->_config['host'];
+            return $msg;
+        }
+
+        // At this stage we have connected, bound, and set up options,
+        // so we have a known good LDAP server. Time to go home.
+        $this->_config['current_backoff'] = $this->_config['min_backoff'];
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Starts an encrypted session
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function startTLS()
+    {
+        // Test to see if the server supports TLS first.
+        // This is done via testing the extensions offered by the server.
+        // The OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037 tells us, if TLS is supported.
+        $rootDSE = $this->rootDse();
+        if (self::isError($rootDSE)) {
+            return $this->raiseError("Unable to fetch rootDSE entry ".
+            "to see if TLS is supoported: ".$rootDSE->getMessage(), $rootDSE->getCode());
+        }
+
+        $supported_extensions = $rootDSE->getValue('supportedExtension');
+        if (self::isError($supported_extensions)) {
+            return $this->raiseError("Unable to fetch rootDSE attribute 'supportedExtension' ".
+            "to see if TLS is supoported: ".$supported_extensions->getMessage(), $supported_extensions->getCode());
+        }
+
+        if (in_array('1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037', $supported_extensions)) {
+            if (false === @ldap_start_tls($this->_link)) {
+                return $this->raiseError("TLS not started: " .
+                                        @ldap_error($this->_link),
+                                        @ldap_errno($this->_link));
+            }
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return $this->raiseError("Server reports that it does not support TLS");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * alias function of startTLS() for perl-ldap interface
+    *
+    * @return void
+    * @see startTLS()
+    */
+    public function start_tls()
+    {
+        $args = func_get_args();
+        return call_user_func_array(array( &$this, 'startTLS' ), $args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Close LDAP connection.
+    *
+    * Closes the connection. Use this when the session is over.
+    *
+    * @return void
+    */
+    public function done()
+    {
+        $this->_Net_LDAP2();
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Alias for {@link done()}
+    *
+    * @return void
+    * @see done()
+    */
+    public function disconnect()
+    {
+        $this->done();
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Destructor
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    */
+    public function _Net_LDAP2()
+    {
+        @ldap_close($this->_link);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Add a new entryobject to a directory.
+    *
+    * Use add to add a new Net_LDAP2_Entry object to the directory.
+    * This also links the entry to the connection used for the add,
+    * if it was a fresh entry ({@link Net_LDAP2_Entry::createFresh()})
+    *
+    * @param Net_LDAP2_Entry &$entry Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    *
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function add(&$entry)
+    {
+        if (!$entry instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter to Net_LDAP2::add() must be a Net_LDAP2_Entry object.');
+        }
+
+        // Continue attempting the add operation in a loop until we
+        // get a success, a definitive failure, or the world ends.
+        $foo = 0;
+        while (true) {
+            $link = $this->getLink();
+
+            if ($link === false) {
+                // We do not have a successful connection yet.  The call to
+                // getLink() would have kept trying if we wanted one.  Go
+                // home now.
+                return PEAR::raiseError("Could not add entry " . $entry->dn() .
+                       " no valid LDAP connection could be found.");
+            }
+
+            if (@ldap_add($link, $entry->dn(), $entry->getValues())) {
+                // entry successfully added, we should update its $ldap reference
+                // in case it is not set so far (fresh entry)
+                if (!$entry->getLDAP() instanceof Net_LDAP2) {
+                    $entry->setLDAP($this);
+                }
+                // store, that the entry is present inside the directory
+                $entry->markAsNew(false);
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                // We have a failure.  What type?  We may be able to reconnect
+                // and try again.
+                $error_code = @ldap_errno($link);
+                $error_name = $this->errorMessage($error_code);
+
+                if (($error_name === 'LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR') &&
+                    ($this->_config['auto_reconnect'])) {
+
+                    // The server has become disconnected before trying the
+                    // operation.  We should try again, possibly with a different
+                    // server.
+                    $this->_link = false;
+                    $this->performReconnect();
+                } else {
+                    // Errors other than the above catched are just passed
+                    // back to the user so he may react upon them.
+                    return PEAR::raiseError("Could not add entry " . $entry->dn() . " " .
+                                            $error_name,
+                                            $error_code);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Delete an entry from the directory
+    *
+    * The object may either be a string representing the dn or a Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    * object. When the boolean paramter recursive is set, all subentries of the
+    * entry will be deleted as well.
+    *
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Entry $dn        DN-string or Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    * @param boolean                $recursive Should we delete all children recursive as well?
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function delete($dn, $recursive = false)
+    {
+        if ($dn instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+             $dn = $dn->dn();
+        }
+        if (false === is_string($dn)) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError("Parameter is not a string nor an entry object!");
+        }
+        // Recursive delete searches for children and calls delete for them
+        if ($recursive) {
+            $result = @ldap_list($this->_link, $dn, '(objectClass=*)', array(null), 0, 0);
+            if (@ldap_count_entries($this->_link, $result)) {
+                $subentry = @ldap_first_entry($this->_link, $result);
+                $this->delete(@ldap_get_dn($this->_link, $subentry), true);
+                while ($subentry = @ldap_next_entry($this->_link, $subentry)) {
+                    $this->delete(@ldap_get_dn($this->_link, $subentry), true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Continue attempting the delete operation in a loop until we
+        // get a success, a definitive failure, or the world ends.
+        while (true) {
+            $link = $this->getLink();
+
+            if ($link === false) {
+                // We do not have a successful connection yet.  The call to
+                // getLink() would have kept trying if we wanted one.  Go
+                // home now.
+                return PEAR::raiseError("Could not add entry " . $dn .
+                       " no valid LDAP connection could be found.");
+            }
+
+            if (@ldap_delete($link, $dn)) {
+                // entry successfully deleted.
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                // We have a failure.  What type?
+                // We may be able to reconnect and try again.
+                $error_code = @ldap_errno($link);
+                $error_name = $this->errorMessage($error_code);
+
+                if (($this->errorMessage($error_code) === 'LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR') &&
+                    ($this->_config['auto_reconnect'])) {
+                    // The server has become disconnected before trying the
+                    // operation.  We should try again, possibly with a 
+                    // different server.
+                    $this->_link = false;
+                    $this->performReconnect();
+
+                } elseif ($error_code == 66) {
+                    // Subentries present, server refused to delete.
+                    // Deleting subentries is the clients responsibility, but
+                    // since the user may not know of the subentries, we do not
+                    // force that here but instead notify the developer so he
+                    // may take actions himself.
+                    return PEAR::raiseError("Could not delete entry $dn because of subentries. Use the recursive parameter to delete them.");
+
+                } else {
+                    // Errors other than the above catched are just passed
+                    // back to the user so he may react upon them.
+                    return PEAR::raiseError("Could not delete entry " . $dn . " " .
+                                            $error_name,
+                                            $error_code);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Modify an ldapentry directly on the server
+    *
+    * This one takes the DN or a Net_LDAP2_Entry object and an array of actions.
+    * This array should be something like this:
+    *
+    * array('add' => array('attribute1' => array('val1', 'val2'),
+    *                      'attribute2' => array('val1')),
+    *       'delete' => array('attribute1'),
+    *       'replace' => array('attribute1' => array('val1')),
+    *       'changes' => array('add' => ...,
+    *                          'replace' => ...,
+    *                          'delete' => array('attribute1', 'attribute2' => array('val1')))
+    *
+    * The changes array is there so the order of operations can be influenced
+    * (the operations are done in order of appearance).
+    * The order of execution is as following:
+    *   1. adds from 'add' array
+    *   2. deletes from 'delete' array
+    *   3. replaces from 'replace' array
+    *   4. changes (add, replace, delete) in order of appearance
+    * All subarrays (add, replace, delete, changes) may be given at the same time.
+    *
+    * The function calls the corresponding functions of an Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    * object. A detailed description of array structures can be found there.
+    *
+    * Unlike the modification methods provided by the Net_LDAP2_Entry object,
+    * this method will instantly carry out an update() after each operation,
+    * thus modifying "directly" on the server.
+    *
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Entry $entry DN-string or Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    * @param array                  $parms Array of changes
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function modify($entry, $parms = array())
+    {
+        if (is_string($entry)) {
+            $entry = $this->getEntry($entry);
+            if (self::isError($entry)) {
+                return $entry;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!$entry instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError("Parameter is not a string nor an entry object!");
+        }
+
+        // Perform changes mentioned separately
+        foreach (array('add', 'delete', 'replace') as $action) {
+            if (isset($parms[$action])) {
+                $msg = $entry->$action($parms[$action]);
+                if (self::isError($msg)) {
+                    return $msg;
+                }
+                $entry->setLDAP($this);
+
+                // Because the @ldap functions are called inside Net_LDAP2_Entry::update(),
+                // we have to trap the error codes issued from that if we want to support
+                // reconnection.
+                while (true) {
+                    $msg = $entry->update();
+
+                    if (self::isError($msg)) {
+                        // We have a failure.  What type?  We may be able to reconnect
+                        // and try again.
+                        $error_code = $msg->getCode();
+                        $error_name = $this->errorMessage($error_code);
+
+                        if (($this->errorMessage($error_code) === 'LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR') &&
+                            ($this->_config['auto_reconnect'])) {
+
+                            // The server has become disconnected before trying the
+                            // operation.  We should try again, possibly with a different
+                            // server.
+                            $this->_link = false;
+                            $this->performReconnect();
+
+                        } else {
+
+                            // Errors other than the above catched are just passed
+                            // back to the user so he may react upon them.
+                            return PEAR::raiseError("Could not modify entry: ".$msg->getMessage());
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // modification succeedet, evaluate next change
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // perform combined changes in 'changes' array
+        if (isset($parms['changes']) && is_array($parms['changes'])) {
+            foreach ($parms['changes'] as $action => $value) {
+
+                // Because the @ldap functions are called inside Net_LDAP2_Entry::update,
+                // we have to trap the error codes issued from that if we want to support
+                // reconnection.
+                while (true) {
+                    $msg = $this->modify($entry, array($action => $value));
+
+                    if (self::isError($msg)) {
+                        // We have a failure.  What type?  We may be able to reconnect
+                        // and try again.
+                        $error_code = $msg->getCode();
+                        $error_name = $this->errorMessage($error_code);
+
+                        if (($this->errorMessage($error_code) === 'LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR') &&
+                            ($this->_config['auto_reconnect'])) {
+
+                            // The server has become disconnected before trying the
+                            // operation.  We should try again, possibly with a different
+                            // server.
+                            $this->_link = false;
+                            $this->performReconnect();
+
+                        } else {
+                            // Errors other than the above catched are just passed
+                            // back to the user so he may react upon them.
+                            return $msg;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // modification succeedet, evaluate next change
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Run a ldap search query
+    *
+    * Search is used to query the ldap-database.
+    * $base and $filter may be ommitted. The one from config will
+    * then be used. $base is either a DN-string or an Net_LDAP2_Entry
+    * object in which case its DN willb e used.
+    *
+    * Params may contain:
+    *
+    * scope: The scope which will be used for searching
+    *        base - Just one entry
+    *        sub  - The whole tree
+    *        one  - Immediately below $base
+    * sizelimit: Limit the number of entries returned (default: 0 = unlimited),
+    * timelimit: Limit the time spent for searching (default: 0 = unlimited),
+    * attrsonly: If true, the search will only return the attribute names,
+    * attributes: Array of attribute names, which the entry should contain.
+    *             It is good practice to limit this to just the ones you need.
+    * [NOT IMPLEMENTED]
+    * deref: By default aliases are dereferenced to locate the base object for the search, but not when
+    *        searching subordinates of the base object. This may be changed by specifying one of the
+    *        following values:
+    *
+    *        never  - Do not dereference aliases in searching or in locating the base object of the search.
+    *        search - Dereference aliases in subordinates of the base object in searching, but not in
+    *                locating the base object of the search.
+    *        find
+    *        always
+    *
+    * Please note, that you cannot override server side limitations to sizelimit
+    * and timelimit: You can always only lower a given limit.
+    *
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Entry  $base   LDAP searchbase
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Filter $filter LDAP search filter or a Net_LDAP2_Filter object
+    * @param array                   $params Array of options
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Search|Net_LDAP2_Error Net_LDAP2_Search object or Net_LDAP2_Error object
+    * @todo implement search controls (sorting etc)
+    */
+    public function search($base = null, $filter = null, $params = array())
+    {
+        if (is_null($base)) {
+            $base = $this->_config['basedn'];
+        }
+        if ($base instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+            $base = $base->dn(); // fetch DN of entry, making searchbase relative to the entry
+        }
+        if (is_null($filter)) {
+            $filter = $this->_config['filter'];
+        }
+        if ($filter instanceof Net_LDAP2_Filter) {
+            $filter = $filter->asString(); // convert Net_LDAP2_Filter to string representation
+        }
+        if (PEAR::isError($filter)) {
+            return $filter;
+        }
+        if (PEAR::isError($base)) {
+            return $base;
+        }
+
+        /* setting searchparameters  */
+        (isset($params['sizelimit']))  ? $sizelimit  = $params['sizelimit']  : $sizelimit = 0;
+        (isset($params['timelimit']))  ? $timelimit  = $params['timelimit']  : $timelimit = 0;
+        (isset($params['attrsonly']))  ? $attrsonly  = $params['attrsonly']  : $attrsonly = 0;
+        (isset($params['attributes'])) ? $attributes = $params['attributes'] : $attributes = array();
+
+        // Ensure $attributes to be an array in case only one
+        // attribute name was given as string
+        if (!is_array($attributes)) {
+            $attributes = array($attributes);
+        }
+
+        // reorganize the $attributes array index keys
+        // sometimes there are problems with not consecutive indexes
+        $attributes = array_values($attributes);
+
+        // scoping makes searches faster!
+        $scope = (isset($params['scope']) ? $params['scope'] : $this->_config['scope']);
+
+        switch ($scope) {
+        case 'one':
+            $search_function = 'ldap_list';
+            break;
+        case 'base':
+            $search_function = 'ldap_read';
+            break;
+        default:
+            $search_function = 'ldap_search';
+        }
+
+        // Continue attempting the search operation until we get a success
+        // or a definitive failure.
+        while (true) {
+            $link = $this->getLink();
+            $search = @call_user_func($search_function,
+                                      $link,
+                                      $base,
+                                      $filter,
+                                      $attributes,
+                                      $attrsonly,
+                                      $sizelimit,
+                                      $timelimit);
+
+            if ($err = @ldap_errno($link)) {
+                if ($err == 32) {
+                    // Errorcode 32 = no such object, i.e. a nullresult.
+                    return $obj = new Net_LDAP2_Search ($search, $this, $attributes);
+                } elseif ($err == 4) {
+                    // Errorcode 4 = sizelimit exeeded.
+                    return $obj = new Net_LDAP2_Search ($search, $this, $attributes);
+                } elseif ($err == 87) {
+                    // bad search filter
+                    return $this->raiseError($this->errorMessage($err) . "($filter)", $err);
+                } elseif (($err == 1) && ($this->_config['auto_reconnect'])) {
+                    // Errorcode 1 = LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR but we can try a reconnect.
+                    $this->_link = false;
+                    $this->performReconnect();
+                } else {
+                    $msg = "\nParameters:\nBase: $base\nFilter: $filter\nScope: $scope";
+                    return $this->raiseError($this->errorMessage($err) . $msg, $err);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return $obj = new Net_LDAP2_Search($search, $this, $attributes);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Set an LDAP option
+    *
+    * @param string $option Option to set
+    * @param mixed  $value  Value to set Option to
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    */
+    public function setOption($option, $value)
+    {
+        if ($this->_link) {
+            if (defined($option)) {
+                if (@ldap_set_option($this->_link, constant($option), $value)) {
+                    return true;
+                } else {
+                    $err = @ldap_errno($this->_link);
+                    if ($err) {
+                        $msg = @ldap_err2str($err);
+                    } else {
+                        $err = NET_LDAP2_ERROR;
+                        $msg = $this->errorMessage($err);
+                    }
+                    return $this->raiseError($msg, $err);
+                }
+            } else {
+                return $this->raiseError("Unkown Option requested");
+            }
+        } else {
+            return $this->raiseError("Could not set LDAP option: No LDAP connection");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Get an LDAP option value
+    *
+    * @param string $option Option to get
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|string Net_LDAP2_Error or option value
+    */
+    public function getOption($option)
+    {
+        if ($this->_link) {
+            if (defined($option)) {
+                if (@ldap_get_option($this->_link, constant($option), $value)) {
+                    return $value;
+                } else {
+                    $err = @ldap_errno($this->_link);
+                    if ($err) {
+                        $msg = @ldap_err2str($err);
+                    } else {
+                        $err = NET_LDAP2_ERROR;
+                        $msg = $this->errorMessage($err);
+                    }
+                    return $this->raiseError($msg, $err);
+                }
+            } else {
+                $this->raiseError("Unkown Option requested");
+            }
+        } else {
+            $this->raiseError("No LDAP connection");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Get the LDAP_PROTOCOL_VERSION that is used on the connection.
+    *
+    * A lot of ldap functionality is defined by what protocol version the ldap server speaks.
+    * This might be 2 or 3.
+    *
+    * @return int
+    */
+    public function getLDAPVersion()
+    {
+        if ($this->_link) {
+            $version = $this->getOption("LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION");
+        } else {
+            $version = $this->_config['version'];
+        }
+        return $version;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Set the LDAP_PROTOCOL_VERSION that is used on the connection.
+    *
+    * @param int     $version LDAP-version that should be used
+    * @param boolean $force   If set to true, the check against the rootDSE will be skipped
+    *
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true    Net_LDAP2_Error object or true
+    * @todo Checking via the rootDSE takes much time - why? fetching and instanciation is quick!
+    */
+    public function setLDAPVersion($version = 0, $force = false)
+    {
+        if (!$version) {
+            $version = $this->_config['version'];
+        }
+
+        //
+        // Check to see if the server supports this version first.
+        //
+        // Todo: Why is this so horribly slow?
+        // $this->rootDse() is very fast, as well as Net_LDAP2_RootDSE::fetch()
+        // seems like a problem at copiyng the object inside PHP??
+        // Additionally, this is not always reproducable...
+        //
+        if (!$force) {
+            $rootDSE = $this->rootDse();
+            if ($rootDSE instanceof Net_LDAP2_Error) {
+                return $rootDSE;
+            } else {
+                $supported_versions = $rootDSE->getValue('supportedLDAPVersion');
+                if (is_string($supported_versions)) {
+                    $supported_versions = array($supported_versions);
+                }
+                $check_ok = in_array($version, $supported_versions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($force || $check_ok) {
+            return $this->setOption("LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION", $version);
+        } else {
+            return $this->raiseError("LDAP Server does not support protocol version " . $version);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+    * Tells if a DN does exist in the directory
+    *
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Entry $dn The DN of the object to test
+    *
+    * @return boolean|Net_LDAP2_Error
+    */
+    public function dnExists($dn)
+    {
+        if (PEAR::isError($dn)) {
+            return $dn;
+        }
+        if ($dn instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+             $dn = $dn->dn();
+        }
+        if (false === is_string($dn)) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $dn is not a string nor an entry object!');
+        }
+
+        // make dn relative to parent
+        $base = Net_LDAP2_Util::ldap_explode_dn($dn, array('casefold' => 'none', 'reverse' => false, 'onlyvalues' => false));
+        if (self::isError($base)) {
+            return $base;
+        }
+        $entry_rdn = array_shift($base);
+        if (is_array($entry_rdn)) {
+            // maybe the dn consist of a multivalued RDN, we must build the dn in this case
+            // because the $entry_rdn is an array!
+            $filter_dn = Net_LDAP2_Util::canonical_dn($entry_rdn);
+        }
+        $base = Net_LDAP2_Util::canonical_dn($base);
+
+        $result = @ldap_list($this->_link, $base, $entry_rdn, array(), 1, 1);
+        if (@ldap_count_entries($this->_link, $result)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (ldap_errno($this->_link) == 32) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (ldap_errno($this->_link) != 0) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError(ldap_error($this->_link), ldap_errno($this->_link));
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+    * Get a specific entry based on the DN
+    *
+    * @param string $dn   DN of the entry that should be fetched
+    * @param array  $attr Array of Attributes to select. If ommitted, all attributes are fetched.
+    *
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Entry|Net_LDAP2_Error    Reference to a Net_LDAP2_Entry object or Net_LDAP2_Error object
+    * @todo Maybe check against the shema should be done to be sure the attribute type exists
+    */
+    public function &getEntry($dn, $attr = array())
+    {
+        if (!is_array($attr)) {
+            $attr = array($attr);
+        }
+        $result = $this->search($dn, '(objectClass=*)',
+                                array('scope' => 'base', 'attributes' => $attr));
+        if (self::isError($result)) {
+            return $result;
+        } elseif ($result->count() == 0) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Could not fetch entry '.$dn.': no entry found');
+        }
+        $entry = $result->shiftEntry();
+        if (false == $entry) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Could not fetch entry (error retrieving entry from search result)');
+        }
+        return $entry;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Rename or move an entry
+    *
+    * This method will instantly carry out an update() after the move,
+    * so the entry is moved instantly.
+    * You can pass an optional Net_LDAP2 object. In this case, a cross directory
+    * move will be performed which deletes the entry in the source (THIS) directory
+    * and adds it in the directory $target_ldap.
+    * A cross directory move will switch the Entrys internal LDAP reference so
+    * updates to the entry will go to the new directory.
+    *
+    * Note that if you want to do a cross directory move, you need to
+    * pass an Net_LDAP2_Entry object, otherwise the attributes will be empty.
+    *
+    * @param string|Net_LDAP2_Entry $entry       Entry DN or Entry object
+    * @param string                 $newdn       New location
+    * @param Net_LDAP2              $target_ldap (optional) Target directory for cross server move; should be passed via reference
+    *
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true
+    */
+    public function move($entry, $newdn, $target_ldap = null)
+    {
+        if (is_string($entry)) {
+            $entry_o = $this->getEntry($entry);
+        } else {
+            $entry_o =& $entry;
+        }
+        if (!$entry_o instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $entry is expected to be a Net_LDAP2_Entry object! (If DN was passed, conversion failed)');
+        }
+        if (null !== $target_ldap && !$target_ldap instanceof Net_LDAP2) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $target_ldap is expected to be a Net_LDAP2 object!');
+        }
+
+        if ($target_ldap && $target_ldap !== $this) {
+            // cross directory move
+            if (is_string($entry)) {
+                return PEAR::raiseError('Unable to perform cross directory move: operation requires a Net_LDAP2_Entry object');
+            }
+            if ($target_ldap->dnExists($newdn)) {
+                return PEAR::raiseError('Unable to perform cross directory move: entry does exist in target directory');
+            }
+            $entry_o->dn($newdn);
+            $res = $target_ldap->add($entry_o);
+            if (self::isError($res)) {
+                return PEAR::raiseError('Unable to perform cross directory move: '.$res->getMessage().' in target directory');
+            }
+            $res = $this->delete($entry_o->currentDN());
+            if (self::isError($res)) {
+                $res2 = $target_ldap->delete($entry_o); // undo add
+                if (self::isError($res2)) {
+                    $add_error_string = 'Additionally, the deletion (undo add) of $entry in target directory failed.';
+                }
+                return PEAR::raiseError('Unable to perform cross directory move: '.$res->getMessage().' in source directory. '.$add_error_string);
+            }
+            $entry_o->setLDAP($target_ldap);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            // local move
+            $entry_o->dn($newdn);
+            $entry_o->setLDAP($this);
+            return $entry_o->update();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Copy an entry to a new location
+    *
+    * The entry will be immediately copied.
+    * Please note that only attributes you have
+    * selected will be copied.
+    *
+    * @param Net_LDAP2_Entry &$entry Entry object
+    * @param string          $newdn  New FQF-DN of the entry
+    *
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|Net_LDAP2_Entry Error Message or reference to the copied entry
+    */
+    public function &copy(&$entry, $newdn)
+    {
+        if (!$entry instanceof Net_LDAP2_Entry) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $entry is expected to be a Net_LDAP2_Entry object!');
+        }
+
+        $newentry = Net_LDAP2_Entry::createFresh($newdn, $entry->getValues());
+        $result   = $this->add($newentry);
+
+        if ($result instanceof Net_LDAP2_Error) {
+            return $result;
+        } else {
+            return $newentry;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+    * Returns the string for an ldap errorcode.
+    *
+    * Made to be able to make better errorhandling
+    * Function based on DB::errorMessage()
+    * Tip: The best description of the errorcodes is found here:
+    * http://www.directory-info.com/LDAP2/LDAPErrorCodes.html
+    *
+    * @param int $errorcode Error code
+    *
+    * @return string The errorstring for the error.
+    */
+    public function errorMessage($errorcode)
+    {
+        $errorMessages = array(
+                              0x00 => "LDAP_SUCCESS",
+                              0x01 => "LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR",
+                              0x02 => "LDAP_PROTOCOL_ERROR",
+                              0x03 => "LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED",
+                              0x04 => "LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED",
+                              0x05 => "LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE",
+                              0x06 => "LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE",
+                              0x07 => "LDAP_AUTH_METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED",
+                              0x08 => "LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_REQUIRED",
+                              0x09 => "LDAP_PARTIAL_RESULTS",
+                              0x0a => "LDAP_REFERRAL",
+                              0x0b => "LDAP_ADMINLIMIT_EXCEEDED",
+                              0x0c => "LDAP_UNAVAILABLE_CRITICAL_EXTENSION",
+                              0x0d => "LDAP_CONFIDENTIALITY_REQUIRED",
+                              0x0e => "LDAP_SASL_BIND_INPROGRESS",
+                              0x10 => "LDAP_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE",
+                              0x11 => "LDAP_UNDEFINED_TYPE",
+                              0x12 => "LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING",
+                              0x13 => "LDAP_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION",
+                              0x14 => "LDAP_TYPE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS",
+                              0x15 => "LDAP_INVALID_SYNTAX",
+                              0x20 => "LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT",
+                              0x21 => "LDAP_ALIAS_PROBLEM",
+                              0x22 => "LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX",
+                              0x23 => "LDAP_IS_LEAF",
+                              0x24 => "LDAP_ALIAS_DEREF_PROBLEM",
+                              0x30 => "LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_AUTH",
+                              0x31 => "LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS",
+                              0x32 => "LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS",
+                              0x33 => "LDAP_BUSY",
+                              0x34 => "LDAP_UNAVAILABLE",
+                              0x35 => "LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM",
+                              0x36 => "LDAP_LOOP_DETECT",
+                              0x3C => "LDAP_SORT_CONTROL_MISSING",
+                              0x3D => "LDAP_INDEX_RANGE_ERROR",
+                              0x40 => "LDAP_NAMING_VIOLATION",
+                              0x41 => "LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION",
+                              0x42 => "LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_NONLEAF",
+                              0x43 => "LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_RDN",
+                              0x44 => "LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS",
+                              0x45 => "LDAP_NO_OBJECT_CLASS_MODS",
+                              0x46 => "LDAP_RESULTS_TOO_LARGE",
+                              0x47 => "LDAP_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSAS",
+                              0x50 => "LDAP_OTHER",
+                              0x51 => "LDAP_SERVER_DOWN",
+                              0x52 => "LDAP_LOCAL_ERROR",
+                              0x53 => "LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR",
+                              0x54 => "LDAP_DECODING_ERROR",
+                              0x55 => "LDAP_TIMEOUT",
+                              0x56 => "LDAP_AUTH_UNKNOWN",
+                              0x57 => "LDAP_FILTER_ERROR",
+                              0x58 => "LDAP_USER_CANCELLED",
+                              0x59 => "LDAP_PARAM_ERROR",
+                              0x5a => "LDAP_NO_MEMORY",
+                              0x5b => "LDAP_CONNECT_ERROR",
+                              0x5c => "LDAP_NOT_SUPPORTED",
+                              0x5d => "LDAP_CONTROL_NOT_FOUND",
+                              0x5e => "LDAP_NO_RESULTS_RETURNED",
+                              0x5f => "LDAP_MORE_RESULTS_TO_RETURN",
+                              0x60 => "LDAP_CLIENT_LOOP",
+                              0x61 => "LDAP_REFERRAL_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
+                              1000 => "Unknown Net_LDAP2 Error"
+                              );
+
+         return isset($errorMessages[$errorcode]) ?
+            $errorMessages[$errorcode] :
+            $errorMessages[NET_LDAP2_ERROR] . ' (' . $errorcode . ')';
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Gets a rootDSE object
+    *
+    * This either fetches a fresh rootDSE object or returns it from
+    * the internal cache for performance reasons, if possible.
+    *
+    * @param array $attrs Array of attributes to search for
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|Net_LDAP2_RootDSE Net_LDAP2_Error or Net_LDAP2_RootDSE object
+    */
+    public function &rootDse($attrs = null)
+    {
+        if ($attrs !== null && !is_array($attrs)) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $attr is expected to be an array!');
+        }
+
+        $attrs_signature = serialize($attrs);
+
+        // see if we need to fetch a fresh object, or if we already
+        // requested this object with the same attributes
+        if (true || !array_key_exists($attrs_signature, $this->_rootDSE_cache)) {
+            $rootdse =& Net_LDAP2_RootDSE::fetch($this, $attrs);
+            if ($rootdse instanceof Net_LDAP2_Error) {
+                return $rootdse;
+            }
+
+            // search was ok, store rootDSE in cache
+            $this->_rootDSE_cache[$attrs_signature] = $rootdse;
+        }
+        return $this->_rootDSE_cache[$attrs_signature];
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Alias function of rootDse() for perl-ldap interface
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @see rootDse()
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|Net_LDAP2_RootDSE
+    */
+    public function &root_dse()
+    {
+        $args = func_get_args();
+        return call_user_func_array(array(&$this, 'rootDse'), $args);
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Get a schema object
+    *
+    * @param string $dn (optional) Subschema entry dn
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Schema|Net_LDAP2_Error  Net_LDAP2_Schema or Net_LDAP2_Error object
+    */
+    public function &schema($dn = null)
+    {
+        // Schema caching by Knut-Olav Hoven
+        // If a schema caching object is registered, we use that to fetch
+        // a schema object.
+        // See registerSchemaCache() for more info on this.
+        if ($this->_schema === null) {
+            if ($this->_schema_cache) {
+               $cached_schema = $this->_schema_cache->loadSchema();
+               if ($cached_schema instanceof Net_LDAP2_Error) {
+                   return $cached_schema; // route error to client
+               } else {
+                   if ($cached_schema instanceof Net_LDAP2_Schema) {
+                       $this->_schema = $cached_schema;
+                   }
+               }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fetch schema, if not tried before and no cached version available.
+        // If we are already fetching the schema, we will skip fetching.
+        if ($this->_schema === null) {
+            // store a temporary error message so subsequent calls to schema() can
+            // detect, that we are fetching the schema already.
+            // Otherwise we will get an infinite loop at Net_LDAP2_Schema::fetch()
+            $this->_schema = new Net_LDAP2_Error('Schema not initialized');
+            $this->_schema = Net_LDAP2_Schema::fetch($this, $dn);
+
+            // If schema caching is active, advise the cache to store the schema
+            if ($this->_schema_cache) {
+                $caching_result = $this->_schema_cache->storeSchema($this->_schema);
+                if ($caching_result instanceof Net_LDAP2_Error) {
+                    return $caching_result; // route error to client
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $this->_schema;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Enable/disable persistent schema caching
+    *
+    * Sometimes it might be useful to allow your scripts to cache
+    * the schema information on disk, so the schema is not fetched
+    * every time the script runs which could make your scripts run
+    * faster.
+    *
+    * This method allows you to register a custom object that
+    * implements your schema cache. Please see the SchemaCache interface
+    * (SchemaCache.interface.php) for informations on how to implement this.
+    * To unregister the cache, pass null as $cache parameter.
+    *
+    * For ease of use, Net_LDAP2 provides a simple file based cache
+    * which is used in the example below. You may use this, for example,
+    * to store the schema in a linux tmpfs which results in the schema
+    * beeing cached inside the RAM which allows nearly instant access.
+    * <code>
+    *    // Create the simple file cache object that comes along with Net_LDAP2
+    *    $mySchemaCache_cfg = array(
+    *      'path'    =>  '/tmp/Net_LDAP2_Schema.cache',
+    *      'max_age' =>  86400   // max age is 24 hours (in seconds)
+    *    );
+    *    $mySchemaCache = new Net_LDAP2_SimpleFileSchemaCache($mySchemaCache_cfg);
+    *    $ldap = new Net_LDAP2::connect(...);
+    *    $ldap->registerSchemaCache($mySchemaCache); // enable caching
+    *    // now each call to $ldap->schema() will get the schema from disk!
+    * </code>
+    *
+    * @param Net_LDAP2_SchemaCache|null $cache Object implementing the Net_LDAP2_SchemaCache interface
+    *
+    * @return true|Net_LDAP2_Error
+    */
+    public function registerSchemaCache($cache) {
+        if (is_null($cache)
+        || (is_object($cache) && in_array('Net_LDAP2_SchemaCache', class_implements($cache))) ) {
+            $this->_schema_cache = $cache;
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return new Net_LDAP2_Error('Custom schema caching object is either no '.
+                'valid object or does not implement the Net_LDAP2_SchemaCache interface!');
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+    * Checks if phps ldap-extension is loaded
+    *
+    * If it is not loaded, it tries to load it manually using PHPs dl().
+    * It knows both windows-dll and *nix-so.
+    *
+    * @static
+    * @return Net_LDAP2_Error|true
+    */
+    public static function checkLDAPExtension()
+    {
+        if (!extension_loaded('ldap') && !@dl('ldap.' . PHP_SHLIB_SUFFIX)) {
+            return new Net_LDAP2_Error("It seems that you do not have the ldap-extension installed. Please install it before using the Net_LDAP2 package.");
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Encodes given attributes to UTF8 if needed by schema
+    *
+    * This function takes attributes in an array and then checks against the schema if they need
+    * UTF8 encoding. If that is so, they will be encoded. An encoded array will be returned and
+    * can be used for adding or modifying.
+    *
+    * $attributes is expected to be an array with keys describing
+    * the attribute names and the values as the value of this attribute:
+    * <code>$attributes = array('cn' => 'foo', 'attr2' => array('mv1', 'mv2'));</code>
+    *
+    * @param array $attributes Array of attributes
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return array|Net_LDAP2_Error Array of UTF8 encoded attributes or Error
+    */
+    public function utf8Encode($attributes)
+    {
+        return $this->utf8($attributes, 'utf8_encode');
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Decodes the given attribute values if needed by schema
+    *
+    * $attributes is expected to be an array with keys describing
+    * the attribute names and the values as the value of this attribute:
+    * <code>$attributes = array('cn' => 'foo', 'attr2' => array('mv1', 'mv2'));</code>
+    *
+    * @param array $attributes Array of attributes
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @see utf8Encode()
+    * @return array|Net_LDAP2_Error Array with decoded attribute values or Error
+    */
+    public function utf8Decode($attributes)
+    {
+        return $this->utf8($attributes, 'utf8_decode');
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Encodes or decodes attribute values if needed
+    *
+    * @param array $attributes Array of attributes
+    * @param array $function   Function to apply to attribute values
+    *
+    * @access protected
+    * @return array|Net_LDAP2_Error Array of attributes with function applied to values or Error
+    */
+    protected function utf8($attributes, $function)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($attributes) || array_key_exists(0, $attributes)) {
+            return PEAR::raiseError('Parameter $attributes is expected to be an associative array');
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->_schema) {
+            $this->_schema = $this->schema();
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->_link || self::isError($this->_schema) || !function_exists($function)) {
+            return $attributes;
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($attributes) && count($attributes) > 0) {
+
+            foreach ($attributes as $k => $v) {
+
+                if (!isset($this->_schemaAttrs[$k])) {
+
+                    $attr = $this->_schema->get('attribute', $k);
+                    if (self::isError($attr)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (false !== strpos($attr['syntax'], '1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15')) {
+                        $encode = true;
+                    } else {
+                        $encode = false;
+                    }
+                    $this->_schemaAttrs[$k] = $encode;
+
+                } else {
+                    $encode = $this->_schemaAttrs[$k];
+                }
+
+                if ($encode) {
+                    if (is_array($v)) {
+                        foreach ($v as $ak => $av) {
+                            $v[$ak] = call_user_func($function, $av);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        $v = call_user_func($function, $v);
+                    }
+                }
+                $attributes[$k] = $v;
+            }
+        }
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Get the LDAP link resource.  It will loop attempting to
+    * re-establish the connection if the connection attempt fails and
+    * auto_reconnect has been turned on (see the _config array documentation).
+    *
+    * @access public
+    * @return resource LDAP link
+    */
+    public function &getLink()
+    {
+        if ($this->_config['auto_reconnect']) {
+            while (true) {
+                //
+                // Return the link handle if we are already connected.  Otherwise
+                // try to reconnect.
+                //
+                if ($this->_link !== false) {
+                    return $this->_link;
+                } else {
+                    $this->performReconnect();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $this->_link;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+* Net_LDAP2_Error implements a class for reporting portable LDAP error messages.
+*
+* @category Net
+* @package  Net_LDAP2
+* @author   Tarjej Huse <tarjei@bergfald.no>
+* @license  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL
+* @link     http://pear.php.net/package/Net_LDAP22/
+*/
+class Net_LDAP2_Error extends PEAR_Error
+{
+    /**
+     * Net_LDAP2_Error constructor.
+     *
+     * @param string  $message   String with error message.
+     * @param integer $code      Net_LDAP2 error code
+     * @param integer $mode      what "error mode" to operate in
+     * @param mixed   $level     what error level to use for $mode & PEAR_ERROR_TRIGGER
+     * @param mixed   $debuginfo additional debug info, such as the last query
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @see PEAR_Error
+     */
+    public function __construct($message = 'Net_LDAP2_Error', $code = NET_LDAP2_ERROR, $mode = PEAR_ERROR_RETURN,
+                         $level = E_USER_NOTICE, $debuginfo = null)
+    {
+        if (is_int($code)) {
+            $this->PEAR_Error($message . ': ' . Net_LDAP2::errorMessage($code), $code, $mode, $level, $debuginfo);
+        } else {
+            $this->PEAR_Error("$message: $code", NET_LDAP2_ERROR, $mode, $level, $debuginfo);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+?>