I installed the JustFans script from CodeCanyon on Hostinger hosting, but when trying to upload images, they do not appear on the website, even though they exist in the public/uploads folder.

I also found the following error message in the admin panel:

Missing storage symlink
We could not find a storage symlink. This could cause problems with loading media files from the browser.

When I tried running:

php artisan storage:link

I got this error:

Call to undefined function Illuminate\Filesystem\symlink()

I tried this manual fix, and it worked, but I need it to run automatically:

mkdir -p public/storage
cp -r storage/app/public/* public/storage/

I attempted to set up a Cron Job in Hostinger with the following command:

* * * * * cp -r /home/your-username/storage/app/public/* /home/your-username/public_html/storage/

However, it did not run automatically.

1. Running php artisan storage:link

• Expected: It should create a symbolic link from storage/app/public to public/storage.
• Result: Got the error:

Call to undefined function Illuminate\Filesystem\symlink()

This means the symlink() function is disabled on my Hostinger server. 2. Manually Copying Files

• Command Used:

mkdir -p public/storage
cp -r storage/app/public/* public/storage/

- Expected: The images should be accessible in the browser. - Result: This worked, but I had to run the command manually every time new media was uploaded.

3. Setting Up a Cron Job on Hostinger

• Command Used:

* * * * * cp -r /home/your-username/storage/app/public/* /home/your-username/public_html/storage/

- Expected: The cron job should automatically copy new media every minute. - Result: It did not execute as expected.

Next Steps: I need a fully automated solution where media files are always accessible without having to manually copy them. Looking for alternatives to symlink() that work on Hostinger.

Any advice or alternative approaches?