Count the number of entries in a search

# ldap_count_entries

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ldap_count_entries — Count the number of entries in a search

### Description

ldap_count_entries(LDAP\Connection `$ldap`, LDAP\Result `$result`): int

Returns the number of entries stored in the result of previous search operations.

### Parameters

`ldap`

  An LDAP\Connection instance, returned by ldap_connect().

`result`

  An LDAP\Result instance, returned by ldap_list() or ldap_search().

### Return Values

Returns number of entries in the result, or `false` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.1.0 | The `ldap` parameter expects an LDAP\Connection instance now; previously, a valid `ldap link` resource was expected.
8.1.0 | The `result` parameter expects an LDAP\Result instance now; previously, a valid `ldap result` resource was expected.

### Examples

Example #1 ldap_count_entries() example

Retrieve number of entries in the result.

`// $ds is a valid LDAP\Connection instance for a directory server
$dn = 'ou=example,dc=org';
$filter = '(|(sn=Doe*)(givenname=John*))';
$justthese = array('ou', 'sn', 'givenname', 'mail');
$sr = ldap_search($ds, $dn, $filter, $justthese);
var_dump(ldap_count_entries($ds, $sr));`

The above example will output something similar to:

    int(1)

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