The UNIX file system
is hierarchical in structure. The tilde (~) is
an alias for the Virtual Server's root home directory,
accessible only by the Virtual Server administrator.
The root directory is indicated by a forward-slash (/).
Under the root directory are the following major directories:
|
Directory
|
Description
|
|
~/www
|
links to ~/usr/local/etc/httpd
contains web server configuration and log files
|
|
~/usr
|
contains several
important subdirectories, including users' home
directories
|
|
~/bin
|
contains the server's
program files
|
|
~/ftp
|
anonymous FTP directory
|
|
~/dev
|
contains the device
node null
|
|
~/etc
|
contains server
configuration and system administration files
(aliases, sendmail, sendmail.cf, etc.)
|
|
~/var
|
contains Telnet,
e-mail, and FTP log files
|
Under each of these major
directories are many subdirectories, but the ones you
should know about when getting started are listed in
the table below:
|
Directory
|
Description
|
|
~/ (Root Directory)
|
Parent directory
for all others
|
|
~/www
|
Symbolic link to
~/usr/local/etc/httpd
|
|
~/www/cgi-bin
|
CGI and Scripts
directory
|
|
~/www/logs
|
Contains the web
server log files
|
|
~/www/vhosts
|
Used for virtual
subhosting
|
|
~/home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com
|
All web pages need
to be placed here
|
Most UNIX commands are
the same in all flavors of UNIX (e.g. Solaris, HP-UX,
FreeBSD). You will need to use a few UNIX commands.
Sources of helpful information are:
