ssh2_sftp_unlink

ssh2_sftp_symlink

Create a symlink

Description

bool ssh2_sftp_symlink(resource $sftp, string $target, string $link)

Creates a symbolic link named link on the remote filesystem pointing to target.

Parameters

sftp: An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp.
target: Target of the symbolic link.
link

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Creating a symbolic link

<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

ssh2_sftp_symlink($sftp, '/var/run/mysql.sock', '/tmp/mysql.sock');
?>

See Also

ssh2_sftp_readlink
symlink