readlink
Returns the target of a symbolic link
Description
stringfalse readlink(string $path)
Parameters
-
path
-
The symbolic link path.
Return Values
Returns the contents of the symbolic link path or false on error.
Note:
The function fails if path is not a symlink,
except on Windows, where the normalized path will be returned.
Examples
Example #1 readlink example
<?php
// output e.g. /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-xfs
echo readlink('/vmlinuz');
?>