/**
* Creates the initial ldap-object
*
* Static function that returns either an error object or the new Net_LDAP object.
* Something like a factory. Takes a config array with the needed parameters.
*
* @access public
* @param array Configuration array
* @return mixed object Net_LDAP_Error or Net_LDAP
* @see $_config
*/
function &connect($config = array())
{
if (!function_exists('ldap_connect')) {
return Net_LDAP::raiseError("It seems that you do not have the ldap-extension installed. Please install it before using this package.");
}
@($obj =& new Net_LDAP($config));
$err = $obj->bind();
if (Net_LDAP::isError($err)) {
return $err;
}
return $obj;
}