About Actual and Symbolic Links

In the File Manager section of the Site Administrator control panel, directories and files are shown as either actual or symbolic links:

In the File Manager section, you can work with existing symbolic links the same way you work with actual links; you can open, rename, or move them.

However, you can add symbolic link directories and files only when you are logged on to your site through Telnet or SSH service.

Considerations for Working with Symbolic Links

Because symbolic link directories and files are shortcuts to existing actual directories or files, the following considerations apply: