(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ldap_parse_result — Extract information from result
$ldap,$result,&$error_code,&$matched_dn = null,&$error_message = null,&$referrals = null,&$controls = nullParses an LDAP search result.
ldapAn LDAP\Connection instance, returned by ldap_connect().
resultAn LDAP\Result instance, returned by ldap_list() or ldap_search().
error_code
       A reference to a variable that will be set to the LDAP error code in
       the result, or 0 if no error occurred.
      
matched_dn
       A reference to a variable that will be set to a matched DN if one was
       recognised within the request, otherwise it will be set to null.
      
error_messageA reference to a variable that will be set to the LDAP error message in the result, or an empty string if no error occurred.
referralsA reference to a variable that will be set to an array set to all of the referral strings in the result, or an empty array if no referrals were returned.
controlsAn array of LDAP Controls which have been sent with the response.
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 | The ldapparameter expects an LDAP\Connection
  instance now; previously, a validldap linkresource was expected. | 
| 8.1.0 | The resultparameter expects an LDAP\Result
  instance now; previously, a validldap resultresource was expected. | 
| 7.3.0 | Support for controlsadded | 
Example #1 ldap_parse_result() example
<?php
$result = ldap_search($ldap, "cn=userref,dc=my-domain,dc=com", "(cn=user*)");
$errcode = $dn = $errmsg = $refs =  null;
if (ldap_parse_result($ldap, $result, $errcode, $dn, $errmsg, $refs)) {
    // do something with $errcode, $dn, $errmsg and $refs
}
?>