diff --git a/lam/config/config.php b/lam/config/config.php
index ba7ab036..273aab84 100644
--- a/lam/config/config.php
+++ b/lam/config/config.php
@@ -210,3 +210,5 @@ class Config {
 	}
 	
 }
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lam/config/conflogin.php b/lam/config/conflogin.php
index 05fe41ed..5ca52d6e 100644
--- a/lam/config/conflogin.php
+++ b/lam/config/conflogin.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?
+<?php
 /*
 $Id$
 
diff --git a/lam/config/confmain.php b/lam/config/confmain.php
index fbdb4306..e5072e46 100644
--- a/lam/config/confmain.php
+++ b/lam/config/confmain.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?
+<?php
 /*
 $Id$
 
diff --git a/lam/config/confsave.php b/lam/config/confsave.php
index de823548..8102a1b2 100644
--- a/lam/config/confsave.php
+++ b/lam/config/confsave.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?
+<?php
 /*
 $Id$
 
diff --git a/lam/lib/ldap.php b/lam/lib/ldap.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f6294f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/ldap.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2003  Roland Gruber
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+  
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+  
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+// Ldap provides basic functions to connect to the OpenLDAP server and get lists of users and groups.
+include_once("../config/config.php");
+
+class Ldap{
+
+	// object of Config to access preferences
+	var $conf;
+
+	// constructor
+	// $config has to be an object of Config (../config/config.php)
+	function Ldap($config) {
+		if (is_object($config)) $this->conf = $config;
+		else { echo _("Ldap->Ldap failed!"); exit;}
+	}
+
+	// returns an array of strings with the DN entries
+	// $base is optional and specifies the root from where to search for entries
+	function getUsers($base = "") {
+	}
+
+	// returns an array of strings with the DN entries
+	// $base is optional and specifies the root from where to search for entries
+	function getGroups($base = "") {
+	}
+	
+	// returns an array of strings with the DN entries
+	// $base is optional and specifies the root from where to search for entries
+	function getMachines($base = "") {
+	}
+
+	// connects to the server using the given username and password
+	// $base is optional and specifies the root from where to search for entries
+	function connect($user, $passwd) {
+	}
+	
+	// closes connection to server
+	// $base is optional and specifies the root from where to search for entries
+	function close() {
+	}
+	
+}
+
+
+?>
+