php.net |  support |  documentation |  report a bug |  advanced search |  search howto |  statistics |  random bug |  login

go to bug id or search bugs for

Bug #54141 Function symlink not working under windows server 2008
Submitted: 2011-03-02 21:46 UTC Modified: 2011-03-02 23:34 UTC
From: shibby_crinquer at hotmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: IIS related
PHP Version: 5.3.5 OS: Windows server 2008
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
View Developer Edit
 [2011-03-02 21:46 UTC] shibby_crinquer at hotmail dot com 
Description:
------------
---
From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.symlink
---

I am under Windows server 2008
PHP 3.5.3 installed with FastCGI

I get this error when I can the function symlink.

Warning: symlink(): Cannot create symlink, error code(1314) in 
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.php on line 42

Test script:
---------------
symlink("C:\Temp\php.log","C:\Temp\symlink.log");

Expected result:
----------------
The symlink

Actual result:
--------------
No symlink.

Warning: symlink(): Cannot create symlink, error code(1314) in 
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\index.php on line 42

Patches

Pull Requests

History

AllCommentsChangesGit/SVN commitsRelated reports
 [2011-03-02 22:05 UTC] shibby_crinquer at hotmail dot com 
When I go in the command prompt and enter C:\php\> php index.php that contain the 
symlink command, it work. But outside the command prompt (in a web page) it don't 
work. I've looked about changing the local policies for the "Create symbolic 
links" I've changed Administrators for everyone and this is not working.
 [2011-03-02 23:34 UTC] pajoye@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus
 [2011-03-02 23:34 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
Permissions issue, fix them and you will be able to create symbolic links.
 [2011-03-03 14:35 UTC] shibby_crinquer at hotmail dot com 
Do you know what permissions to change? I've disable the UAC and I've gaven the 
permission to everyone to create symbolic links (in the local policies). Thank 
you.
 [2011-03-04 15:24 UTC] shibby_crinquer at hotmail dot com 
I've changed the default IUSR user for anonymous authentication to a local user 
account. By the way, I've added the same user in the local policies for creating 
symbolic links. I don't think this is the good way (for security reason), but it 
work.
 
PHP Copyright © 2001-2025 The PHP Group
All rights reserved. 		Last updated: Fri Apr 18 05:01:28 2025 UTC