PHP is_link() Function

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Example

Check whether the specified filename is a symbolic link:

<?php
$link = "images";
if(is_link($link)) {
  echo ("$link is a link");
} else {
  echo ("$link is not a link");
}
?>

The output of the code above could be:

images is not a link


Definition and Usage

The is_link() function checks whether the specified filename is a symbolic link.

Note: The result of this function is cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

Syntax

is_link(file)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
file Required. Specifies the path to the file to check


Technical Details

Return Value: TRUE if the file is a symbolic link, FALSE and an E_WARNING otherwise
PHP Version: 4.0+

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