# ldap_explode_dn

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ldap_explode_dn — Splits DN into its component parts

### Description

ldap_explode_dn ( string `$dn` , int `$with_attrib` ) : array|false

Splits the DN returned by ldap_get_dn() and breaks it up into its component parts. Each part is known as Relative Distinguished Name, or RDN.

### Parameters

`dn`

  The distinguished name of an LDAP entity.

`with_attrib`

  Used to request if the RDNs are returned with only values or their attributes as well. To get RDNs with the attributes (i.e. in attribute=value format) set `with_attrib` to 0 and to get only values set it to 1.

### Return Values

Returns an array of all DN components, or `FALSE` on failure. The first element in the array has `count` key and represents the number of returned values, next elements are numerically indexed DN components.