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PHP : Function Reference : Filesystem Functions : readlink

readlink

Returns the target of a symbolic link (PHP 4, PHP 5)
string readlink ( string path )

readlink() does the same as the readlink C function.

Parameters

path

The symbolic link path.

Return Values

Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example 667. readlink() example

<?php

// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs
echo readlink('/vmlinuz');

?>


Notes

Note:

This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.

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