Php/docs/function.link
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link
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
link — Create a hard link
Description
link
( string $target
, string $link
) : bool
link() creates a hard link.
Parameters
target- Target of the link.
link- The link name.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
The function fails, and issues E_WARNING, if link
already exists, or if target does not exist.
Examples
Example #1 Creating a simple hard link
<?php$target = 'source.ext'; // This is the file that already exists$link = 'newfile.ext'; // This the filename that you want to link it tolink($target, $link);?>
Notes
Note:
This function will not work onremote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.
Note:
For Windows only: This function requires PHP to run in an elevated mode or with the UAC disabled.
See Also
- symlink() - Creates a symbolic link
- readlink() - Returns the target of a symbolic link
- linkinfo() - Gets information about a link
- unlink() - Deletes a file
