WHMCS Storage Relative Paths Dont Work

[namhost]

I created a new WHMCS Storage location with address: ../../WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads

So my path structure is something like this:

• /home/host/WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads <-- where files are stored
• /home/host/public_html/index.php <-- where whmcs runs from
• /home/host/public_html/admin/index.php <-- where thje admin area runs from

So, if I set ../../WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads, then I have no problems uploading files in the admin section. Because ../../ will go back two folders and reach /WHMCS_STORAGE. 

But if I open /downloads, then all hell breaks loose:

League\Flysystem\FileNotFoundException: File not found at path: putty-0.72-installer.msi in C:\xampp\htdocs\wallaby.host\public_html\vendor\league\flysystem\src\Filesystem.php:388

I assume because now it try to access ../../ and it will go back one folder too many.

I can fix this using the full direct path, but then it won't work on my local machine and on the server it is hosted. 

Is there no way I can reference this folder in a way that it will work from both /admin and /downloads? 

[namhost]

ps. My temporary workaround is to set the folder to ../WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads and then tosimply copy the file from:

/home/host/public_html/WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads

to:

/home/host/WHMCS_STORAGE/downloads

I do this manually at the moment, but will see if I can use a hook to do the copying. 

[namhost]

It looks like there is only a hook for "FileDownload". I see one for "AnnouncementAdd", but not for "FileAdd", so I don't think this is going to be possible. Soooo, now instead I am adding a hook that:

a) checks the folders on each page load (not ideal)

b) copies the files if a copy is needed.

[namhost]

For anyone that might need it:

function check_if_downloads_folders_in_synch()
{
  $isAdminArea = true; // TODO: This can actually have an extra IF (adminArea)... to make it more sufficient.
  if ($isAdminArea)
  {
    $storageLocation1 = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'..'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'WHMCS_STORAGE'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'downloads'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
    $storageLocation2 = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'WHMCS_STORAGE'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'downloads'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;

    $dir = new DirectoryIterator($storageLocation2);
    foreach ($dir as $fileinfo)
    {
      if (!$fileinfo->isDot())
      {
        $fullPathFileName1 = $storageLocation1.$fileinfo->getFilename();
        $fullPathFileName2 = $storageLocation2.$fileinfo->getFilename();

        if (!file_exists($fullPathFileName1))
        {
          copy($fullPathFileName2,$fullPathFileName1);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}