Creating Symbolic Links with Linux Hosting Accounts
Here's the Lowdown: Create symbolic links using your Linux Hosting account's FTP File Manager.
Symbolic links, or symlinks, are files that only point to another file or directory, creating a
For example, a symlink in your root directory can provide easy access to a configuration file buried in subdirectories. So, if your domain is coolexample.com, using symlinks you could point:
http://coolexample.com/config.php
to the actual config.php file:
http://coolexample.com/home/crm/content/abc/config.php
To Create a Symbolic Link
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
- From the Content menu, click FTP File Manager.
- Click Symlinks.
- Select the file or folder to which the symlink will point.
- Name the file you wish to create as the symlink, using the appropriate file extension.
NOTE: Select the directory in which to create the symlink using the left-side panel, which also displays your account's file structure.
- Click OK.
