Return the target of a symbolic link

# ssh2_sftp_readlink

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_sftp_readlink — Return the target of a symbolic link

### Description

function ssh2_sftp_readlink(resource `$sftp`, string `$link`): string|false

Returns the target of a symbolic link.

### Parameters

`sftp`
  An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp().
`link`
  Path of the symbolic link.

### Return Values

Returns the target of the symbolic `link` or `false` on failure.

### 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() - Returns the target of a symbolic link
- ssh2_sftp_symlink() - Create a symlink

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