I have a php form that I want propogated with the current logged in Microsoft Active Directory Real Name

Question

I have a simple intranet form where the user has to enter info for a Time off Request or other for some other internal company use.

I would like to propagate the name field with the current Real Name that is logged in Microsoft Active Directory. The user has to login on their computer. Is there a way to pull that Real Name with a php query of some kind?

thanks

Answer 1

Not automagic based on the person's current domain login, but definitely THE tool to use if you're trying to write PHP code aimed at accessing/modifying Active Directory information is the adLDAP library.

Back to what is (I believe) your actual question, of being able to query the information based on NTLM authentication, you might want to see this article: Accessing NTLM Secured Resources with PHP

Answer 2

So just to be clear, there is no method to have the browser or php access the current logged in user Real Name from the MS AD? A user sits down at his/her chair, logs in using their Real Name, gains access to the intranet/server and all resources they need, but I have no way to access that already logged in user info without running something like LDAP?

Checking out the resources you listed... Thanks for the help