#27576 [Opn]: Race condition inherent in php_ldap

ID: 27576 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: jcllings at javahop dot com Status: Open -Bug Type: LDAP related +Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Probably ALL PHP Version: 4.3.5RC3 New Comment: This is not really a bug, but more a feature request. Reclassifying. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-03-11 20:09:13] jcllings at javahop dot com Description: ------------ From the documentation: ldap_modify() function is used to modify the existing entries in the LDAP directory. The structure of the entry is same as in ldap_add(). ...and bool ldap_add ( resource link_identifier, string dn, array entry) The replace also has the same prototype: bool ldap_mod_replace ( resource link_identifier, string dn, array entry) Where, according to the doc, 'resource link_identifier' is the connection, 'string dn' is who to bind as and 'array entry' is the modified data. No ability to specify *what* to modify so we will have to perform a separate action to retrieve this. In the meantime the data has been changed by another process, perhaps. Allow me to further illustrate: If Jon's email address is the old one, update it to the new one. This activity cannot be safely performed because using PHP you have to implement it in a two step process creating a potential race condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27576&edit=1