Question
How to mount block storage volume to the Upload directory of my WordPress Website?
- Posted on April 28, 2020
- Block Storage
Asked by Vijay Goswami
I have purchased a block storage volume, now I want to mount it on the WordPress “Upload” directory of my Website.
I have already tried many methods to mount it, but nothing works for me.
Hope, you will able to answer my question.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello, @hindimagictricks
You can follow this tutorial on how to mount volumes:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/volumes/how-to/mount/
It is suggested to keep the uploads folder within your document root. So either mount the block storage somehere in:
/var/www/example.com/u/or create a symlink for/mnt/storage/uploadsto/var/www/example.com/u/uploadsfor example.I would recommend first copying your current uploads folder to your new location:
Then you can update the UPLOAD path in your wp-config file to
/var/www/example.com/u/uploads. You can also make the change from your database directly or within the WordPress admin panel as well.Hope this helps!
Regards, Alex