How to Create Symlink in Shared Hosting for Laravel
- Create a file called
symlinkcreate.php
in thepublic_html
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Add following code to this file
<?php $original = ''; $copy = ''; symlink($original, $copy); echo 'done'; ?>
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Original is the the path of the original folder which you want to create symlink from.
Example:'/home/serverName/domains/domainName/laravel/storage/app/public'
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Target is the the path to the folder where you need the symlink created to.
Example:'/home/serverName/domains/domainName/public_html/storage'
- Open a new tab in your browser. Type in your
www.domainName.com/symlinkcreate.php
. Hit Enter. - If the screen says 'done'. The symlink is successfully created. Else the screen will show error.