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PHP Basic

PHP Intro

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PHP Install

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PHP Syntax

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PHP Comments

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PHP Variables

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PHP echo / print

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PHP Data Types

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PHP Strings

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PHP Numbers

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PHP Casting

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PHP Math

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PHP Constants

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PHP Magic Constants

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PHP Operators

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PHP if...Else...Elseif

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PHP switch

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PHP Loops

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PHP Functions

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PHP Arrays

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PHP Superglobals

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PHP RegEx

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PHP Form

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PHP Advanced

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PHP OOP

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MySQL Database

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PHP XML

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PHP Reference

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Text lesson

readlink()

Example

Retrieve the target of a symbolic link.

<?php
echo readlink(“/user/testlink”);
?>

Definition and Usage

The readlink() function returns the destination of a symbolic link.

Syntax

readlink(linkpath)

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description

linkpath

Required. Specifies the path of the symbolic link to check.

Technical Details

Return Value:

Returns the target of the link on success; FALSE on failure.

PHP Version:

4.0+

PHP Changelog:

Starting with PHP 5.3, readlink() is available on Windows platforms.

 

 

 

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