11-13-2001
You might consider using tar (on the remote)
to first bundle all the files in the directory
you want to get. By default, tar ignores
symbolic links. You can use rsh (or somthing)
to execute tar on the remote. Now you can
ftp just the tar-ball and you have only
the files.
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SYMLINK(3) 1 SYMLINK(3)
symlink - Creates a symbolic link
SYNOPSIS
bool symlink (string $target, string $link)
DESCRIPTION
symlink(3) creates a symbolic link to the existing $target with the specified name $link.
PARAMETERS
o $target
- Target of the link.
o $link
- The link name.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Version | |
| | |
| | Description |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5.3.0 | |
| | |
| | This function is now available on Windows plat- |
| | forms (Vista, Server 2008 or greater). |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Create a symbolic link
<?php
$target = 'uploads.php';
$link = 'uploads';
symlink($target, $link);
echo readlink($link);
?>
NOTES
Note
Windows users should note that this function will only work if the system you run PHP from is Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 or
newer. Windows versions prior to that do not support symbolic links.
SEE ALSO
link(3), readlink(3), linkinfo(3).
PHP Documentation Group SYMLINK(3)