symlink
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
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
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