symlink
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
symlink — Creates a symbolic link
Description
symlink ( string $target , string $link ) : bool
symlink() creates a symbolic link to the existing target with the specified name link.
Parameters
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target -
Target of the link.
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link -
The link name.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
The function fails, and issues E_WARNING, if link already exists. On Windows, the function also fails, and issues E_WARNING, if target does not exist.
Examples
Example #1 Create a symbolic link
<?php $target = 'uploads.php'; $link = 'uploads'; symlink($target, $link); echo readlink($link); ?>
See Also
- link() - Create a hard link
- readlink() - Returns the target of a symbolic link
- linkinfo() - Gets information about a link
- unlink() - Deletes a file
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.symlink.php