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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.symlink">
<refnamediv>
<refname>symlink</refname>
<refpurpose>Creates a symbolic link</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>symlink</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>target</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>symlink</function> creates a symbolic link to the existing
<parameter>target</parameter> with the specified name
<parameter>link</parameter>.
</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>Create a symbolic link</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$target = 'uploads.php';
$link = 'uploads';
symlink($target, $link);
echo readlink($link);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="notes">
&reftitle.notes;
<note>
<simpara>
For Windows only: This function will only function if the
system you run PHP from is Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008
or greater. Windows versions prior to that does not support
symbolic links.
</simpara>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>link</function></member>
<member><function>readlink</function></member>
<member><function>linkinfo</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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