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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
link — Create a hard link
target
Target of the link.
link
The link name.
The function fails, and issues E_WARNING
, if link
already exists, or if target
does not exist.
Example #1 Creating a simple hard link
<?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);
?>
Note: This function will not work on remote files as the file to be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.
Note: For Windows only: This function requires PHP to run in an elevated mode or with the UAC disabled.