Updated: 11 October 2026 · Applies to: cPanel & WHM 138 (Jupiter theme)
A symbolic link (symlink) is a shortcut that points to another file or folder. cPanel's File Manager cannot create one, but you can make it with a command.
With Terminal in cPanel
Open Advanced › Terminal (or connect over SSH) and run:
ln -s /home/USERNAME/target-folder /home/USERNAME/public_html/link-name
Without Terminal: a one-time cron job
- Log in to cPanel (for example at
https://yourdomain.com:2083, or from the Ucartz client area). - Open Advanced › Cron Jobs and add a job that runs every 15 minutes (the shortest interval allowed on shared hosting) with the
ln -scommand above. - After it has run, check in File Manager that the link exists, then delete the cron job.
Note: Use full paths. For security, the web server only follows symlinks that belong to the same user as the target, so links to other accounts' files do not work.
