PHP symlink() Function Usage and Example

The symlink() function can create a symbolic link from an existing target with a specified name and return true on success, or false on failure.

Syntax

bool symlink ( string $target , string $link )

This function can create a symbolic link to an existing target with a specified name.

Online Example

<?php
   $target = "/PhpProject/test.php";
   $link = "/test";
   symlink($target, $link);
   echo readlink($link);
?>