UCE Docs / file_symlink

Signature

bool file_symlink(String target, String linkpath)

Parameters

target : path the symlink should point at
linkpath : symlink to create
return value : true on success

Creates a symbolic link at linkpath pointing to target. Reading through the link reads the target; use path_real() to resolve a link to its canonical destination.

Example

file_put_contents("/tmp/doc-symlink-target.txt", "data");
file_unlink("/tmp/doc-symlink-link.txt");
file_symlink("/tmp/doc-symlink-target.txt", "/tmp/doc-symlink-link.txt");
print(file_get_contents("/tmp/doc-symlink-link.txt"), "\n");
Output
data