php man page for ssh2_sftp_readlink

SSH2_SFTP_READLINK(3)							 1						     SSH2_SFTP_READLINK(3)

ssh2_sftp_readlink - Return the target of a symbolic link

SYNOPSIS
       string ssh2_sftp_readlink (resource  $sftp, string  $link)

DESCRIPTION
	Returns the target of a symbolic link.

PARAMETERS
	      o $sftp
		- An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp(3).

	      o $link
		- Path of the symbolic link.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the target of the symbolic $link.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Reading a symbolic link

	      <?php
	      $connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
	      ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
	      $sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

	      $target = ssh2_sftp_readlink($sftp, '/tmp/mysql.sock');
	      /* $target is now (e.g.): '/var/run/mysql.sock' */
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       readlink(3), ssh2_sftp_symlink(3).

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