php man page for ldap_sort

LDAP_SORT(3)								 1							      LDAP_SORT(3)

ldap_sort - Sort LDAP result entries

SYNOPSIS
       bool ldap_sort (resource  $link, resource  $result, string  $sortfilter)

DESCRIPTION
	Sort the result of a LDAP search, returned by ldap_search(3).

PARAMETERS
	      o $link
		- An LDAP link identifier, returned by ldap_connect(3).

	      o $result
		- An search result identifier, returned by ldap_search(3).

	      o $sortfilter
		- The attribute to use as a key in the sort.

EXAMPLES
	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);

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