link

bool link(string link, string original)

Creates a hard link.

Returns:

TRUE on success; FALSE on error

Description:

link() creates a hard link, if permissions allow, from the original file to the link. This function doesn’t work on systems not supporting links (for example, Windows only supports shortcuts).

Example:

Create a hard link
$path = "/home/user/orig_file"; 
$path_new = "/home/user/link_file"; 

link($path_new, $path);

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