readlink

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

readlink — Returns the target of a symbolic link

Description

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#1 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.

See Also