Is there a way to create a symbolic link within the public folder?

Hi,
I am working on an application that will enable admin users to upload images to be used inside posts. Is there a way to tell the application that for example the public/images folder is not inside the public folder but let's say /home/user/myproject/sharedassets/images which is the server's path (the codeigniter application being inside the folder myproject) ? 
Thanks for your help