(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
symlink — Creates a symbolic link
$target, string $link): bool
symlink() creates a symbolic link to the existing
target with the specified name
link.
targetTarget of the link.
linkThe link name.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
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.
Example #1 Create a symbolic link
<?php
$target = 'uploads.php';
$link = 'uploads';
symlink($target, $link);
echo readlink($link);
?>