Php readlink

PHP function readlink

This function returns the target of a symbolic link.

Syntax readlink

sym is a file or full path

readlink(sym);

Return

Return the symbolic target link or FALSE on error.

Example 1

Create a symbolic link

<?php  
symlink('/var/www/real.php', '/var/www/real.html');

?>

readlink

• you don't need to provide the full path, but usually you need to.
• note: this program runs at the same directory so that's why we do not need to have the full path.

<?php 
     echo readlink('real.html');
?>

Output

Get the target of a symbolic link

/var/www/real.php

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