--- /mnt/data/php_auth_nds.c	2026-04-19 21:36:13.625852545 +0000
+++ ncpfs-2.2.6/contrib/php/php_auth_nds.c	2026-04-19 21:38:56.781480418 +0000
@@ -816,47 +816,34 @@
 PHP_FUNCTION (read_nds_string)
 {
 	int res;             /* fcn result code */
-	const char *treen, *objectn, *attributen;
+	char *treen, *objectn, *attributen;
+	size_t treen_len, objectn_len, attributen_len;
 	char errstr[512];
 	char local_buffer [8192];
 	char * buffer; // returned by  NWCXGetMultiStringAttributeValue
 
-	int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-	zval **tree, **object, **attribute;
-
-	if (argc != 3 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &tree, &object, &attribute)) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "sss", &treen, &treen_len,
+						 &objectn, &objectn_len,
+						 &attributen, &attributen_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
 	sprintf(errstr, "Wrong parameters values");
-	if (!tree || !object || !attribute) {
-	   RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
-	}
-
-	convert_to_string_ex(tree);
-	convert_to_string_ex(object);
-	convert_to_string_ex(attribute);
-
-	treen = (*tree)->value.str.val;
-	objectn = (*object)->value.str.val;
-	attributen = (*attribute)->value.str.val;
-
 	if (!treen || !objectn || !attributen) {
-	   RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 
 	sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	res=nds_read_string_fn(errstr,treen,objectn,attributen,&buffer);
 	if (res) {
-		RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 	if (strlen(buffer) >=sizeof(local_buffer)) {
 		buffer[sizeof(local_buffer)-1]=0;
-
 	}
 	strcpy(local_buffer,buffer);
 	free(buffer);
-	RETURN_STRING(local_buffer,1);
+	RETURN_STRING(local_buffer);
 
 }
 
@@ -864,78 +851,53 @@
 //use a servername instaed of a tree name
 {
 	int res;             /* fcn result code */
-	const char *servern, *objectn, *attributen;
+	char *servern, *objectn, *attributen;
+	size_t servern_len, objectn_len, attributen_len;
 	char errstr[512];
 	char local_buffer [8192];
 	char * buffer; // returned by  NWCXGetMultiStringAttributeValue
 
-	int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-	zval **server, **object, **attribute;
-
-	if (argc != 3 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &server, &object, &attribute)) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "sss", &servern, &servern_len,
+						 &objectn, &objectn_len,
+						 &attributen, &attributen_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
 	sprintf(errstr, "Wrong parameters values");
-	if (!server || !object || !attribute) {
-	   RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
-	}
-
-	convert_to_string_ex(server);
-	convert_to_string_ex(object);
-	convert_to_string_ex(attribute);
-
-	servern = (*server)->value.str.val;
-	objectn = (*object)->value.str.val;
-	attributen = (*attribute)->value.str.val;
-
 	if (!servern || !objectn || !attributen) {
-	   RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 
 	sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	res=nds_read_string_fn2(errstr,servern,objectn,attributen,&buffer);
 	if (res) {
-		RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 	if (strlen(buffer) >=sizeof(local_buffer)) {
 		buffer[sizeof(local_buffer)-1]=0;
-
 	}
 	strcpy(local_buffer,buffer);
 	free(buffer);
-	RETURN_STRING(local_buffer,1);
+	RETURN_STRING(local_buffer);
 
 }
 
 PHP_FUNCTION (read_nds_int)
 {
         int res;             /* fcn result code */
-        const char *treen, *objectn, *attributen;
+        char *treen, *objectn, *attributen;
+        size_t treen_len, objectn_len, attributen_len;
         char errstr[512];
 
-        int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-        zval **tree, **object, **attribute;
-
-        if (argc != 3 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &tree, &object, &attribute)) {
-                WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+        if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "sss", &treen, &treen_len,
+                                  &objectn, &objectn_len,
+                                  &attributen, &attributen_len) == FAILURE) {
+                RETURN_THROWS();
         }
 
         sprintf(errstr, "Wrong parameters values");
-        if (!tree || !object || !attribute) {
-           RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
-        }
-
-        convert_to_string_ex(tree);
-        convert_to_string_ex(object);
-        convert_to_string_ex(attribute);
-
-        treen = (*tree)->value.str.val;
-        objectn = (*object)->value.str.val;
-        attributen = (*attribute)->value.str.val;
-
         if (!treen || !objectn || !attributen) {
-           RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+           RETURN_STRING(errstr);
         }
         sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	{
@@ -945,7 +907,7 @@
 			sprintf(errstr, "%d", result);
 		}
 	}
-        RETURN_STRING(errstr, 1);
+        RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 }
 
 
@@ -953,31 +915,19 @@
 // use a servername instead of a tree name as first argument
 {
         int res;             /* fcn result code */
-        const char *servern, *objectn, *attributen;
+        char *servern, *objectn, *attributen;
+        size_t servern_len, objectn_len, attributen_len;
         char errstr[512];
 
-        int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-        zval **server, **object, **attribute;
-
-        if (argc != 3 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &server, &object, &attribute)) {
-                WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+        if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "sss", &servern, &servern_len,
+                                  &objectn, &objectn_len,
+                                  &attributen, &attributen_len) == FAILURE) {
+                RETURN_THROWS();
         }
 
         sprintf(errstr, "Wrong parameters values");
-        if (!server || !object || !attribute) {
-           RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
-        }
-
-        convert_to_string_ex(server);
-        convert_to_string_ex(object);
-        convert_to_string_ex(attribute);
-
-        servern = (*server)->value.str.val;
-        objectn = (*object)->value.str.val;
-        attributen = (*attribute)->value.str.val;
-
         if (!servern || !objectn || !attributen) {
-           RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+           RETURN_STRING(errstr);
         }
         sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	{
@@ -988,37 +938,28 @@
 			sprintf(errstr, "%d", result);
 		}
 	}
-        RETURN_STRING(errstr, 1);
+        RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 }
 
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(auth_bindery)
 {
 	int res;             /* fcn result code */
-	const char *servern, *usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	char *servern, *usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	size_t servern_len, usern_len, sent_pw_len, groupn_len;
 	char errstr[512];
 
-	int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-	zval **server, **user, **password, ** group;
-
-	if (argc != 4 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &server, &user, &password, &group)) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "ssss", &servern, &servern_len,
+						 &usern, &usern_len,
+						 &sent_pw, &sent_pw_len,
+						 &groupn, &groupn_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
-	convert_to_string_ex(server);
-	convert_to_string_ex(user);
-	convert_to_string_ex(password);
-	convert_to_string_ex(group);
-
-	servern = (*server)->value.str.val;
-	usern = (*user)->value.str.val;
-	sent_pw = (*password)->value.str.val;
-	groupn = (*group)->value.str.val;
-
 	/* do they know the magic word? */
 	sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	res = bindery_auth(errstr, servern, usern, sent_pw, groupn );
 	if (res) {
-		RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 	RETURN_FALSE;
 }
@@ -1026,64 +967,46 @@
 PHP_FUNCTION(auth_tree)
 {
 	int res;             /* fcn result code */
-	const char *servern, *ctxs,*usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	char *servern, *ctxs,*usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	size_t servern_len, ctxs_len, usern_len, sent_pw_len, groupn_len;
 	char errstr[512];
 	char fqdn[MAX_DN_CHARS+5]; // to get 'DN=' plus the FQDN used
-	int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-	zval **server, **user, **contexts, **password, **group;
 
-	if (argc != 5 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &server, &user, &contexts,&password, &group)) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "sssss", &servern, &servern_len,
+						 &usern, &usern_len,
+						 &ctxs, &ctxs_len,
+						 &sent_pw, &sent_pw_len,
+						 &groupn, &groupn_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
-	convert_to_string_ex(server);
-	convert_to_string_ex(user);
-	convert_to_string_ex(contexts);
-	convert_to_string_ex(password);
-	convert_to_string_ex(group);
-
-	servern = (*server)->value.str.val;
-	usern = (*user)->value.str.val;
-	ctxs = (*contexts)->value.str.val ;
-	sent_pw = (*password)->value.str.val;
-	groupn = (*group)->value.str.val;
-
 	/* do they know the magic word? */
 	sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	strcpy(fqdn, "DN=");
 	res = tree_auth_fn(errstr, servern, usern, ctxs,sent_pw, groupn, fqdn + 3);
 	if (res) {
-		RETURN_STRING(errstr, 1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
-	RETURN_STRING(fqdn, 1);
+	RETURN_STRING(fqdn);
 }
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(auth_nds)
 {
 	int res;             /* fcn result code */
-	const char *servern, *usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	char *servern, *usern, *sent_pw, *groupn;
+	size_t servern_len, usern_len, sent_pw_len, groupn_len;
 	char errstr[512];
 
-	int argc = ZEND_NUM_ARGS();
-	zval **server, **user, **password, **group;
-
-	if (argc != 4 || zend_get_parameters_ex(argc, &server, &user, &password, &group)) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "ssss", &servern, &servern_len,
+						 &usern, &usern_len,
+						 &sent_pw, &sent_pw_len,
+						 &groupn, &groupn_len) == FAILURE) {
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
-	convert_to_string_ex(server);
-	convert_to_string_ex(user);
-	convert_to_string_ex(password);
-	convert_to_string_ex(group);
-
-	servern = (*server)->value.str.val;
-	usern = (*user)->value.str.val;
-	sent_pw = (*password)->value.str.val;
-	groupn = (*group)->value.str.val;
-
 	/* do they know the magic word? */
 	sprintf(errstr, "failure");
 	res = nds_auth_fn(errstr, servern, usern, sent_pw, groupn);
 	if (res) {
-		RETURN_STRING(errstr,1);
+		RETURN_STRING(errstr);
 	}
 	RETURN_FALSE;
 }