A symbolic link is like a pointer to a file. It is like a "shortcut" on windows OS's...
Jeff At 03:44 PM 2/14/2002 -0700, Kevin Stone wrote: >I did a net wide search on Symbolic links to learn what they are and how >to use them. Wouldn't you know everyone's talking about them but no one >explains what they are or how to use them. So I'm forced to ask... > >What are symbolic links? Why are they useful? And how do I use them? > >-- >Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > then do a symbolic link > > > > On Thursday 14 February 2002 22:34, Kevin Stone wrote: > > > I'm glad you posted this. It's great to know. Unfortunately it's >not > > > what I need to do. I'm uploading and updating my scripts all the >time. > > > So I need to offer code views of *active* scripts. Changing the >file > > > name to phps makes the scripts inactive. > > > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > > > -Kevin > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: SHEETS,JASON (Non-HP-Boise,ex1) >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:38 PM > > > > To: 'Kevin Stone' > > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Anyway to open a PHP file and view its code in >the > > > > browser? > > > > > > > > Rename the file you want to display as PHP code to .phps (php >source) > > > > instead of .php. > > > > This will also activate PHP's built in source code highlighting. > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:26 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [PHP] Anyway to open a PHP file and view its code in the > > > > browser? > > > > > > > > > > > > How can I open a local PHP script and view its code to the >browser? > > > > > > The > > > > > > > Readfile() method appears to parse and execute the code. The >Fopen() > > > > method appears to parse and then not execute the code, leaving a >blank > > > > screen, or at the very least displaying any non-PHP text existing >in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > script. This is obviously rare question because I can't find any > > > > references on this list or on Usenet. Is there a trick to this? >Or > > > > > > is > > > > > > > it simply not possible. > > > > > > > > Much Thanks, > > > > Kevin Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
