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(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)
ssh2_sftp_readlink — Return the target of a symbolic link
Returns the target of a symbolic link.
sftplink
Returns the target of the symbolic link or false on failure.
Example #1 Reading a symbolic link
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
$target = ssh2_sftp_readlink($sftp, '/tmp/mysql.sock');
/* $target is now (e.g.): '/var/run/mysql.sock' */
?>