(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
symlink — Creates a symbolic link
$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);
?>