what is happening with nginx and ispconfig when i create a site with ispconfig i see the following structure /var/www/example.com/web and example.com -> /var/www/clients/client1/web2/ which links to how is this possible and what should i do when creating a site? also when i create a ftp-user in ispconfig it also uploads it content in /var/www/clients/client1/web2/ instead of /var/www/example.com/web
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This is called Symbolic Link and its axtremely helpful for hiding long paths.
When you’re using ISPconfig it actually uses the normal (long) path becayse the symbolic link doesnt really exists. Its just like a shortcut.