PHP symlink() Function

Create a symbolic link:

<?php
$target = "downloads.html";
$link = "downloads";
symlink($target, $link);
echo readlink($link);
?>

Definition and Usage

The symlink() function creates a symbolic link from the existing target with the specified name link.

Note: This is not an HTML link, but a link in the filesystem.

symlink( target, link)

Parameter	Description
target	Required. Specifies the target of the link
link	Required. Specifies the link name

Return Value:	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 5.3: Available on Windows platforms