Creates a symbolic link
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    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