linkinfo
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
linkinfo — Gets information about a link
Description
This function is used to verify if a link (pointed to by
path) really exists (using the same method as the
S_ISLNK macro defined in stat.h).
Parameters
path-
Path to the link.
Return Values
linkinfo() returns the st_dev field
of the Unix C stat structure returned by the lstat
system call. Returns a non-negative integer on success, -1 in case the link was not found,
or false if an open.base_dir violation occurs.
Examples
Example #1 linkinfo() example
<?php
echo linkinfo('/vmlinuz'); // 835
?>
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