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symlink — Creates a symbolic link
symlink() creates a symbolic link to the existing
target with the specified name
link.
targetTarget of the link.
linkThe link name.
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);
?>
