php-doc-en/reference/filesystem/functions/link.xml

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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.link">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>link</refname>
  <refpurpose>Create a hard link</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>link</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>target</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>link</function> creates a hard link.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>target</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Target of the link.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The link name.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>5.3.0</entry>
       <entry>
        This function is now available on Windows platforms  (Vista, Server 
        2008 or greater).
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Creating a simple hard link</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$target = 'source.ext'; // This is the file that already exists
$link = 'newfile.ext'; // This the filename that you want to link it to

link($target, $link);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  &note.no-remote;
  <note>
   <simpara>
    For Windows only: This function requires PHP to run in an elevated
    mode or with the UAC disabled.
   </simpara>
  </note>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>symlink</function></member>
    <member><function>readlink</function></member>
    <member><function>linkinfo</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
</refentry>

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