(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Returns the target of a symbolic link
string readlink ( string $path )
readlink() does the same as the readlink C function.
Parameters:
path
The symbolic link path.
Returns:
Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or FALSE
on error.
Changelog:
5.3.0
This function is now available on Windows platforms (Vista, Server 2008 or greater).
Examples:
readlink() example
<?php // output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs echo readlink('/vmlinuz'); ?>
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