Returns the target of a symbolic link

string readlink ( string $path )

readlink() does the same as the readlink C function.

Versiunea	Descriere
5.3.0	This function is now available on Windows platforms (Vista, Server 2008 or greater).

Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or FALSE on error.

Example #1 readlink() example


<?php

// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs
echo readlink('/vmlinuz');

?>