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Bug #78389 ldap_control_paged_result deprecated - A bug or feature?
Submitted: 2019-08-09 04:45 UTC Modified: 2020-01-28 08:11 UTC
From: call dot user dot func at gmail dot com Assigned: mcmic (profile)
Status: Not a bug Package: LDAP related
PHP Version: 7.4.0beta2 OS: Windows 10
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2019-08-09 04:45 UTC] call dot user dot func at gmail dot com 
Description:
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Starting with PHP 7.4 the function "ldap_control_paged_result" and "ldap_control_paged_result_response" is deprecated.
I have read the deprecations RFC from 7.4 and even 7.3 and i cannot find that should be deprecated.

https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_7_4
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_7_3

If this is intended, please provide us with some information how we should work without that 2 functions to archive the same result.

Thank you.

Test script:
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<?php
// make sure you have extension=ldap enabled in php.ini
ldap_control_paged_result(null, 0);
ldap_control_paged_result_response(null, null);

Expected result:
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Funtions should not be deprecated

Actual result:
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They are deprecated

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 [2019-08-09 04:53 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug -Assigned To: +Assigned To: mcmic
 [2019-08-09 04:53 UTC] requinix@php.net 
This is intentional, and will be covered by the 7.4 changelog and migration guide.
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/d93ce1795979e31255717fd770a2f0e901c06081

I'm no LDAP expert but according to the commit message, those functions "have serious limitations and may confuse users". Pagination is apparently covered by ldap_search() and its $serverctrls parameter.
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ldap-search.php
https://www.php.net/manual/en/ldap.controls.php
 [2019-08-13 07:26 UTC] mcmic@php.net 
The comment above is correct.

You can look at example 5 on this page to have an example of the new syntax: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ldap.examples-controls.php

ldap_control_paged_result was setting controls for all future searches with no way of going back to no paging.
 [2019-08-13 15:26 UTC] call dot user dot func at gmail dot com 
Thanks. Ive already integrated this behaviour with ldap_search and the new controls. Can be closed.
 [2020-01-24 10:58 UTC] mbiebl at messageconcept dot com 
Hello,

given that those functions are now deprecated, I'd like to see documentation what one should use instead. I checked the documentation of ldap_search but couldn't figure out how to retrieve paged results.

Would it be possible to extend the ldap_search documentation and/or https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_7_4 ?
 [2020-01-28 08:11 UTC] mcmic@php.net 
The RFC you linked is not related to this deprecation.

As posted before, please read the example 5 to see an example of paginated search using controls: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ldap.examples-controls.php
 
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