(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Tells whether the filename is a symbolic link
bool is_link ( string $filename )
Tells whether the given file is a symbolic link.
Parameters:
filename
Path to the file.
Returns:
Returns TRUE if the filename exists and is a symbolic link, FALSE otherwise.
Exception:
Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.
Notes:
The results of this function are cached. See clearstatcache() for more details.
Examples:
Create and confirm if a file is a symbolic link
<?php
$link = 'uploads';
if (is_link($link)) {
echo(readlink($link));
} else {
symlink('uploads.php', $link);
}
?>
See also:
is_dir() -
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