Returns the target of a symbolic link (original) (raw)
readlink
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
readlink — Returns the target of a symbolic link
Description
readlink ( string $path ) : string
Parameters
path
The symbolic link path.
Return Values
Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or FALSE on error.
Note: The function fails if
pathis not a symlink, except on Windows, where the normalized path will be returned.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | This function is now available on Windows platforms (Vista, Server 2008 or greater). |
Examples
Example #1 readlink() example
<?php// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs echo readlink('/vmlinuz');?>
See Also
- is_link() - Tells whether the filename is a symbolic link
- symlink() - Creates a symbolic link
- linkinfo() - Gets information about a link