function createSymlink($root, $links)
{
foreach ($links as $link => $target) {
echo " symlink " . $root . "/" . $target . " " . $root . "/" . $link . "\n";
//first removing folders to avoid errors if the folder already exists
@rmdir($root . "/" . $link);
@symlink($root . "/" . $target, $root . "/" . $link);
}
}