Fix storage:link on shared hosting

Create the link

With your code outside public_html, php artisan storage:link creates the link in laravel-app/public, which no visitor can reach. Create it yourself, using full paths:

ln -s /home/cpaneluser/laravel-app/storage/app/public /home/cpaneluser/public_html/storage

Without a Terminal

1. 1

   In cPanel → Cron Jobs, add the ln -s command above as a job set to run every 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Wait for it to run once, and check that public_html/storage appears in File Manager.

3. 3

   Delete the cron job.

If it still doesn't work

• Is public_html/storage a real folder from an upload? Delete it first, or ln -s puts the link inside it.
• A 403 on images means the host needs Options +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch in .htaccess.
• Check APP_URL: wrong image addresses often come from a wrong value here.
• If your host blocks symlinks, save uploads straight into public_html with a disk whose root is that folder.