(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
link — Create a hard link
targetTarget of the link.
linkThe 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.