diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index d1ca4d401..f7e9f3af7 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -928,3 +928,66 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
   Ty Coon, President of Vice
 
 That's all there is to it!
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Portions of src/win32/posix_w32.c are derrived from link_win32.c in PHP:
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+                  The PHP License, version 3.01
+Copyright (c) 1999 - 2012 The PHP Group. All rights reserved.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, is permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ 
+  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+     distribution.
+ 
+  3. The name "PHP" must not be used to endorse or promote products
+     derived from this software without prior written permission. For
+     written permission, please contact group@php.net.
+  
+  4. Products derived from this software may not be called "PHP", nor
+     may "PHP" appear in their name, without prior written permission
+     from group@php.net.  You may indicate that your software works in
+     conjunction with PHP by saying "Foo for PHP" instead of calling
+     it "PHP Foo" or "phpfoo"
+ 
+  5. The PHP Group may publish revised and/or new versions of the
+     license from time to time. Each version will be given a
+     distinguishing version number.
+     Once covered code has been published under a particular version
+     of the license, you may always continue to use it under the terms
+     of that version. You may also choose to use such covered code
+     under the terms of any subsequent version of the license
+     published by the PHP Group. No one other than the PHP Group has
+     the right to modify the terms applicable to covered code created
+     under this License.
+
+  6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
+     acknowledgment:
+     "This product includes PHP software, freely available from
+     <http://www.php.net/software/>".
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PHP DEVELOPMENT TEAM ``AS IS'' AND 
+ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A 
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PHP
+DEVELOPMENT TEAM OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, 
+INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR 
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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+
diff --git a/src/win32/posix_w32.c b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
index 9d5b8d877..57ebaa12e 100644
--- a/src/win32/posix_w32.c
+++ b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ int p_lstat_posixly(const char *filename, struct stat *buf)
 	return do_lstat(filename, buf, 1);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Parts of the The p_readlink function are heavily inspired by the php 
+ * readlink function in link_win32.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1999 - 2012 The PHP Group. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * For details of the PHP license see http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt
+ */
 int p_readlink(const char *link, char *target, size_t target_len)
 {
 	typedef DWORD (WINAPI *fpath_func)(HANDLE, LPWSTR, DWORD, DWORD);