This page is for anyone who needs to reference files on the PhixFlow Server.
Datalink: The Webapp to Server Soft Link
When you want to reference a file saved on the PhixFlow server, you need to use a path that the PhixFlow Webapp can understand. The PhixFlow webapp runs within Tomcat, so only knows about files below /opt/tomcat/webapps/phixflow
For the webapp to know about files stored on the server, for example in /opt/phixflow/data/phixflow, it has a symbolic link, or soft link. This acts as a shortcut between the two directories and lets the PhixFlow webapp "see" the files under /opt/phixflow/data/phixflow/datalink.
| Soft link in Tomcat directory | points to → | PhixFlow server directory containing files |
|---|---|---|
/opt/tomcat/webapps/phixflow/datalink |
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For more information about symlinks and how to create them, see this article on Creating Symbolic Links.
You may not want to save files under the datalink directory on the PhixFlow server. For example, you could have a directory for each project, and the files belong to a specific project. In this case, you can add a second soft link.
| Soft link in Tomcat directory | points to → | Soft link in PhixFlow server | points to → | Directory containing files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/opt/tomcat/webapps/phixflow/datalink |
| /opt/phixflow/data/phixflow/Projects/MyProject/ |
The Path or URL to Use
Within PhixFlow, to refer to a file on the server, start the path with the datalink directory.
Examples:
- file path:
datalink/Project1/Images/file1.png - URL:
url("https:datalink/MyProject/MyImage.png")