I wanted to use the following symbolic link in my root directory:
$ ln -s /data1/public/cases/ DownloadData
Such that when users go to www.example.com/~user/DownloadData/file they are rerouted to /data1/public/cases/file on the server.
When I did this I can verify that the symbolic link will work by using ls -l and clicking on the link.
After applying the symbolic link I get a page with MANY warnings from Drupal. The warnings show up in the Views UI, Modules UI, and i'm sure more places.
Below are all the warnings. Notice how it is trying to go into is a kind of combination of the symbolic link and the actual path. I'm very new to Drupal so please be patient with me :). Thank you ahead of time.
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/cases/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
Warning: opendir(.//DownloadData/public/Indices/016): failed to open dir: Permission denied in file_scan_directory() (line 2070 of /data1/home/spaceweather/htdocs/sw_test/includes/file.inc).
