> When I run the file in the CLI, I get a successful bind and connection to the ldap server - it works as expected.
>
> However, when I load the EXACT same code in a browser through apache, I get a "cannot bind" error.  Here is some output I get, when I set "ldap_set_option(NULL, LDAP_OPT_DEBUG_LEVEL, 7);" in the code:

Could selinux be preventing apache from connecting out? Try disabling
selinux to test:
   setenforce 0
and turn it back on after testing
   setenforce 1

If turning off selinux makes it work, you may need to turn on the
selinux boolean httpd_can_network_connect:

   setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1

I'm no expert on LDAP, but "works interactively, fails under httpd"
has lead me in this direction before. Some other booleans may also be
involved; look at:
   getsebool -a | grep http

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