How to Create Symlink in Shared Hosting for Laravel

1 month ago | Thaha

1. Create a file called symlinkcreate.php in the public_html
2. Add following code to this file

   
   <?php
   $original = '';
   $copy = '';
   symlink($original, $copy);
   echo 'done';
   ?>
   
   

3. 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'

4. Target is the the path to the folder where you need the symlink created to.
   Example:

   '/home/serverName/domains/domainName/public_html/storage'

5. Open a new tab in your browser. Type in your www.domainName.com/symlinkcreate.php. Hit Enter.
6. If the screen says 'done'. The symlink is successfully created. Else the screen will show error.