Make WordPress upload directory outside wordpress root with custom url

If all you want to do is to have a “cdn” type url, the easiest solution that do not require any programing is to make HostPath/project.dev/cdn a symlink to project.dev/wp-content/uploads. This way for theOS both paths are essentially the same. This should be easy to do if you are in full control of the server and/or have SSH access, or might require help from your hosting if you do not have this kind on access.

Another option if you have control on the web server configuration is to map the “document root” of the cdn.project.dev to the dev/wp-content/uploads directory.

Putting the uploaded files outside of the wordpress directory tree,as the question literally asks, is not a great idea as it is likely to break all kinds of external tools like backup utilities.

Related Posts:

  1. How to decrease the max file upload size without using php.ini or htaccess?
  2. How to change upload directory in wp_handle_upload
  3. Uploading media with the REST API
  4. Decrease file size upload in Media
  5. Upgrading PHP version results in “Use of undefined constant WP_CONTENT_DIR” warning?
  6. Adding a custom image upload size and making it selected by default?
  7. Change the filename format of saved featured images
  8. Image Upload “exceeds the maximum upload size for this site”, but php.ini is correct
  9. How to register images uploaded via FTP in media library?
  10. Failed media upload: “The uploaded file was only partially uploaded.”
  11. Create Image Uploader for Widget
  12. Using file_exists to check file in Uploads
  13. How To Make Connection To WordPress Data Base In A Plugin?
  14. Rename image uploads replacing “width” and “height” in filename with “medium”, “large”, “small”
  15. Rename image uploads with width in filename
  16. Renaming wp-content folder dynamically
  17. Modify image while uploading
  18. Debugging upload problem: What part of WP does actual image-resizing?
  19. How to resize image on client-side before upload?
  20. Specified file failed upload test. wp_upload_handle
  21. How to upload imagick resource to media in wordpress
  22. Fix 403 error on WordPress multisite network using subdomains
  23. Accessing a random image via ajax
  24. Is it unsafe to put php in the /wp-content/uploads directory?
  25. Upload images and attachments from frontend form
  26. Notice: Constant already defined in wp-config.php on (non-existent) line?
  27. Image upload via FTP to wordpress media library
  28. WordPress media upload “HTTP error”
  29. Adding featured image via PHP
  30. How to enlarge the media file upload size in wordpress admin
  31. Restrict WordPress File Type Uploads by User Type
  32. No wp-config.php file on local install of wordpress – site still displays
  33. File upload, uploads only file name
  34. Modify Maximum upload file size text
  35. How can I change WordPress domain from remote to localhost?
  36. Why am I getting ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED when I add a site to my multisite installation? [closed]
  37. Adding a querystring to an image URL when clicking ‘insert into post’?
  38. integrating external php library into wordpress- the right way
  39. Use WordPress’s Media Uploader/ Manager in non WordPress php application
  40. Upload a json file in php [closed]
  41. Custom image upload
  42. wp_handle_upload – The uploaded file could not be moved to wp-content/uploads/2012/09
  43. is it possible to force wordpress to always save thumbnails as ‘jpg’ not ‘png’
  44. Memory errors with media upload, WordPress can’t use more than 96M (while there’s 512 available!)
  45. Validate Uploaded Image using WordPress’ Built-in Functions?
  46. Get most recent media upload
  47. Force SSL using FORCE_SSL_ADMIN
  48. Change WordPress Upload Folder using wp handle upload
  49. How do I Import / Upload Files with jQuery AJAX?
  50. Redirect to another page using contact form 7? [closed]
  51. WordPress automatically adds links to uploaded images
  52. WordPress function when file is uploaded, deleted or edited
  53. Can I get an email notification when media is uploaded to the media library?
  54. How to add API security keys into JS of wordpress securely
  55. Moving wordpress site from localhost to live server using GoDaddy cPanel
  56. Blob file download problem
  57. What is the difference in the WP memory limits?
  58. zip unzip attachments in wordpress
  59. Upload multiple files in randomly generated folder using wp_upload_bits
  60. Set site title & tagline with wp.config or function.php
  61. Can’t upload CSV file to plugin directory using custom upload form in admin panel
  62. WordPress upload file size error even after raising php limits
  63. Get uploaded image and attach it to the new post
  64. Get featured image with custom size outside WordPress
  65. Why is my max_upload_filesize being limited to 2M? [duplicate]
  66. Images Uploaded saving onto older/previous year folders
  67. How do I increase the upload size only when editing special pages?
  68. Convert canvas to image and upload image to server
  69. How to get the filename from file system and create a download link?
  70. Get URL of Featured Image After wp_insert_post()
  71. Custom upload folder
  72. WordPress İmages Upload & Delete Error
  73. Allow user to Upload image and manipulate it on the frontend
  74. custom plugin with upload files does not work
  75. How to Make Thumbnail of Post Stay Animated
  76. Front end file upload returning wrong attachment url
  77. Convert all uploaded PNG files to PNG-8 format
  78. Some problems in custom widget
  79. Checking page before applying image restrictions while uploading
  80. Change image data durgin upload
  81. Hook on file upload
  82. Problem with inserting multiple images in gallery of each WooCommerce product programmatically
  83. I can’t set image ad fatured programatically
  84. How can I update WordPress plugins or WordPress itself in all server?
  85. async upload not working when not logged
  86. WordPress loading all local images from specific directory?
  87. How can I redefine WordPress wp-content directory programmatically?
  88. Trying to generate a CSS file in wordpress uploads folder
  89. Site cannot access external connection
  90. Maximum file Upload
  91. Sudden Upload HTTP errors, PHP uploads and memory limits are already to high to my taste. Anything else?
  92. Change upload URL by mime type
  93. Right path for renaming a file in uploads folder
  94. Serve cookie free URLs in WordPress without using a CDN
  95. I want url from a file in media using title file
  96. Local WordPress from Git repo, where to set document root?
  97. WordPress file upload
  98. Upload images from one server to an other in wordpress
  99. Crop an image after upload on custom account page
  100. media_handle_upload fails with gravity form submitted image

Leave a Comment

Hata!: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'divattrend_liink'@'localhost' (using password: YES)