The structure of the Unix File System of Blue Reef Virtual Servers

The UNIX File System

The UNIX file system is hierarchical in structure. The tilde character (~) is an alias for the Virtual Server home directory, accessible only by the Virtual Server administrator.

Under the home directory are major directories identified by the following names:

~/	The Virtual Server home directory and parent of all other Virtual Server directories
~/bin	Contains Virtual Server program files
~/dev	Contains the null device node
~/ftp	Contains FTP programs and data files
~/usr	Contains several important subdirectories, including user account home directories
~/var	Contains user account e-mail and log files
~/www	An alias for the ~/usr/local/etc/httpd directory, Contains all web server configuration, log, & data files

Here are more details about what's in the ~/www directory:

~/www/cgi-bin	CGI and scripts directory
~/www/htdocs	Your primary web pages should be placed in this directory
~/www/logs	Contains the Web Server Log Files
~/www/vhosts	Used for Virtual Subhosting

SEE ALSO:

Basic Unix Commands