>> Be aware that the filesystem of the target and the link must be the same,
>> otherwise the link will fail! (Linking files over different filesystems doesn't work under Unix).
Using debian sid, 2.6.24-17-generic, that is definitely not true.
link
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
link — ハードリンクを作成する
説明
bool link
( string $target
, string $link
)
link() はハードリンクを作成します。
パラメータ
- target
-
リンクの対象。
- link
-
リンクの名前。
返り値
成功した場合に TRUE を、失敗した場合に FALSE を返します。
注意
注意: この関数では、 リモートファイル を 使用することはできません。これは、処理されるファイルがサーバの ファイルシステムによりアクセスできる必要があるためです。
注意: この関数は Windows 環境にはまだ実装されていません。
link
albertpeschar at gmail dot com
29-May-2008 12:20
29-May-2008 12:20
Tim McCormack
28-Mar-2008 10:04
28-Mar-2008 10:04
As others have noted, the parameter order can seem a little awkward. Here's a mnemonic for remembering the order:
In UNIX, commands go like this:
> command input output
The link command is no different:
> ln infile outfile
...and PHP respects that convention.
Jasper Bekkers
07-Mar-2008 02:08
07-Mar-2008 02:08
Due to the acquisition of Winternals by Microsoft, the previous link to junction.exe doesn't work anymore. The file has been moved to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/
sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Junction.mspx
(without the newline)
me at robhaswell dot co dot uk
10-Jan-2008 11:56
10-Jan-2008 11:56
For those that find the order of the arguments unclear, here is a more verbose description:
<?php
$source = "something.ext"; // This is the file that already exists
$dest = "newfile.ext"; // This the filename that you want to link it to
link($source, $dest);
?>
stephane AT baladeauboutdumonde DOT com
07-Aug-2007 03:45
07-Aug-2007 03:45
Make link recursively :
<?php
function makeRecusLink($orig, $dest)
{
if (is_dir($orig)) {
if (substr($orig, -1) != '/') {
$orig .= '/';
}
$handle = opendir($orig);
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
$path = $orig.$file;
if (is_file($path)) {
@link($path, $dest.'/'.$file);
} else if (is_dir($path)) {
@mkdir($dest.'/'.$file, 0755);
makeRecusLink($path, $dest.'/'.$file);
}
}
}
}
closedir($handle);
}
?>
root at c-works dot net
05-Jan-2007 06:58
05-Jan-2007 06:58
Be aware that the filesystem of the target and the link must be the same, otherwise the link will fail! (Linking files over different filesystems doesn't work under Unix).
Jasper Bekkers
02-Aug-2006 11:16
02-Aug-2006 11:16
For a backup utility I needed link-like functionality on a windows system. As it isn't availible on windows, i tried to do it myself with the help of some tools. All you need is junction.exe from sysinternals in your %PATH%.
<?php
if(!function_exists('link')){ // Assume a windows system
function link($target, $link){
if(is_dir($target)){
// junctions link to directories in windows
exec("junction $link $target", $lines, $val);
return 0 == $val;
}elseif(is_file($target)){
// Hardlinks link to files in windows
exec("fsutil hardlink create $link $target", $lines, $val);
return 0 == $val;
}
return false;
}
}
?>
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html
Guilherme Garnier
26-Apr-2006 03:32
26-Apr-2006 03:32
I noticed that, differently from Unix ln command, the second parameter can´t be a directory name, i.e., if you want to create a link with the same filename of the target file (obviously on different directories), you must specify the filename on the link parameter.
Example:
Unix ln command:
ln /dir1/file /dir2/ // ok, creates /dir2/file link
PHP link function:
link ("/dir1/file", "/dir2/"); // wrong, gives a "File exists" warning
link ("/dir1/file", "/dir2/file"); // ok, creates /dir2/file link
mmap at upt dot org
15-May-2004 08:28
15-May-2004 08:28
I think kop is confused regarding the semantics of link's argument order. The user's comment states that target should not already exist, suggesting that it is the target that is being created. As with the UNIX hardlink, ln(1), the target is the existing file. I think kop meant to say php's link() will return an error if the second parameter, the link being created, already exists.
Also, as with the UNIX system call link will fail if the link being created exists on a different filesystem.
kop at meme dot com
25-Sep-2003 06:20
25-Sep-2003 06:20
Note that link() will not work if the target already exists, at least as of php 4.1.2.