(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
symlink — Creates a symbolic link
symlink ( string $target , string $link ) : bool
symlink() creates a symbolic link to the existing target with the specified name link.
target
Target of the link.
link
The link name.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
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.
Example #1 Create a symbolic link
<?php $target = 'uploads.php'; $link = 'uploads'; symlink($target, $link); echo readlink($link); ?>
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