ssh2_sftp_symlink

(PECL ssh2:0.10-0.9)

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()