How to create a symlink at Hostinger

A symlink or symbolic link works as a shortcut to an existing directory or file on your File Manager. They can be useful for easier access to files in different locations inside your plan.

For an overview of other supported file transfer and server access options, see which file transfer and server access options are supported at Hostinger.

Before you start

Symlink functionality is disabled by default on Web and Cloud hosting plans. To enable it, follow how to enable disabled PHP functions first.
Agency plans do not support symlinks.
On VPS, symlink functionality is enabled by default.

Create a symlink at Hostinger

If you wish to create a symlink, follow these steps:

1. Access your plan via SSH connection. You can use PuTTY, PenguiNet or any other SSH terminal

2. Type in the command: ln -s original_file.php symlink_file.php

Make sure to replace original_file.php with the full path of the file you want to create the shortcut for, and symlink_file.php with the name of the symlink file:

OpenSSH terminal showing ln -s command creating symlink_file.php next to public_html

Once created, you can verify it on the terminal using the ls command.

3. That’s it! Your symlink is ready to use as a shortcut in your File Manager, on the location you created it:

Hostinger file manager showing symlink_file.php linked to original_file.php in domain.tld/public_html

Double-clicking on it will lead you to the destination path 😊

NOTE

You can find all you need to know about symlinks in this tutorial: How to Create Linux Symlinks
For VPS users, you can follow the same steps to create symlinks, with VPS plans having symlink functionality enabled by default