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Creating Symbolic Links with Linux Hosting Accounts

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Last Updated: January 24, 2012 11:02 AM

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 forwarding effect.

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

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
  4. From the Content menu, click FTP File Manager.
  5. Click Symlinks.
  6. Select the file or folder to which the symlink will point.
  7. 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.

  8. Click OK.