link()
link() — Create a hard link.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
Signature
link(string $target, string $link): bool
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $target | string | Target of the link. |
| $link | string | The link name. |
Return value
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Example
A runnable snippet:
$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);
See also
symlink(), readlink(), linkinfo(), unlink()
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page link() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.