Php/docs/function.symlink
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symlink
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
symlink — Creates a symbolic link
Description
symlink
( string $target
, string $link
) : bool
symlink() creates a symbolic link to the existing
target with the specified name
link.
Parameters
target- Target of the link.
link- The link name.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
The function fails, and issues E_WARNING,
if link already exists.
On Windows, the function also fails, and issues E_WARNING,
if target does not exist.
Examples
Example #1 Create a symbolic link
<?php$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
