How To Install php-net-ldap2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-net-ldap2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-net-ldap2 is Object oriented interface for searching and manipulating LDAP-entries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-ldap2 on Debian 12.

What is php-net-ldap2

php-net-ldap2 is:

Net_LDAP2 is the successor of Net_LDAP which is a clone of Perls Net::LDAP object interface to directory servers. It does contain most of Net::LDAPs features but has some own too. With Net_LDAP2 you have:

  • A simple object-oriented interface to connections, searches entries and filters.
  • Support for TLS and LDAP v3.
  • Simple modification, deletion and creation of LDAP entries.
  • Support for schema handling.

Net_LDAP2 layers itself on top of PHP’s existing ldap extensions.

There are three methods to install php-net-ldap2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-net-ldap2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-net-ldap2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-net-ldap2

Install php-net-ldap2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-net-ldap2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-net-ldap2

Install php-net-ldap2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-net-ldap2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-net-ldap2

How To Uninstall php-net-ldap2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php-net-ldap2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-net-ldap2

Uninstall php-net-ldap2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-net-ldap2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-ldap2

Remove php-net-ldap2 Configurations and Data

To remove php-net-ldap2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-ldap2

Remove php-net-ldap2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-net-ldap2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-ldap2

Dependencies

php-net-ldap2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-ldap2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.