(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)
ssh2_sftp_symlink — Create a symlink
ssh2_sftp_symlink(resource $sftp, string $target, string $link): bool
Creates a symbolic link named link on the remote filesystem pointing to target.
sftpAn SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp().
targetTarget of the symbolic link.
linkExample #1 Creating a symbolic link
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
ssh2_sftp_symlink($sftp, '/var/run/mysql.sock', '/tmp/mysql.sock');
?>
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