Using a symbolically linked folder for uploads

[abobader]

Hi,

Our server admin expended our storage for the forum and when using symbolic for the uploads folder after sync it, I see this error at ACP:

He undo it to confirm here if this supported it.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[Marc]

We dont support your server set up at all there. It would be for the server admin to determine if this works and is writable. It seems at present it isnt. From the point of view of the software, it just follows the path given and reads/writes to that path

[abobader]

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the reply, I already inform the server admin about what I think casing this problem.

[Driven 2 Services]

Some web server software is set up not to follow symbolic links.

This is solved with:

1. When the linked directory is on another partition: a bind mount in /etc/fstab

2. When the linked directory is on the same partition: hard link