symlink

bool symlink(string target, string source)

Creates a symbolic link.

Returns:

TRUE on success; FALSE on error

Description:

symlink() creates a symbolic link, if permissions allow, from the source file to the target file. This function doesn’t work on Windows platforms.

Example:

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

symlink($path_new, $path);

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