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Apache Document Tree?

Hi experts:

Can anyone explain about the apache document tree for me?

e.g.

Apache- cgi-bin
- conf
- www -- www.primary.com -- public -- htdocs
| |
| -- cgi-bin
|
-- private -- htdocs
|
-- cgi-bin

-- www.client.com -- public -- htdocs
| |
| -- cgi-bin
|
-- [user name] --public_html

I am not quite understanding the chart above:
1) Is there folder called <primary> inside <www> and then <public><private> store in <primary>?
2) Does it all html files store in <htdocs>?
3) Why are there two folders <public> and <private>? what are they for?
4) how about the <user name> folder and <public_html>? are they belong inside the <client> folder?

Or is there any good document tree distribution?

Thanks,
newITguy

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I still don't quite undestand. actually, that is not my configuration. i just read it from book.
what kind of files they will store in the <private> folder?

Is there any common and good file tree distribution?

Thanks,
newITguy

Cood

I've also no idea for what the private folder is. I would say it's for an subdomain, because different subdomains need exactly the same directory structure and this dir has it's own htdocs and cgi-bin.

I'm using this structure, don't know if there are better ones.

domains
abc.com
www
cgi-bin
htdocs
logs
source
data
locale
wap
...
xyz.com
www
...

cgi-bin - for scripts and applications
htdocs - the website itself
logs - all logs for this domain (to allow the user logfile-access, if he is in an chrooted environment)
source - files which may generate files in htdocs (xml/xsl-files for pages, or latex files which generate pdf)
data - dynamic files needed by the scripts or webpages. e.g. a php-skript, which works with data (guestbooks) needs a place to store them savely
locale - for the .po and .mo files, needed by gettext (if you host multilingual websites)

Then a configuration may look like this:

<Directory "/usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/htdocs/">
Options +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

<VirtualHost 11.22.33.44>
ServerAdmin webmaster@abc.com
ServerName www.abc.com
ServerAlias ww.abc.com wwww.abc.com abc.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/htdocs
ErrorLog /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/logs/error.log
TransferLog /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/logs/transfer.log
AgentLog /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/logs/agent.log
RefererLog /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/logs/referer.log
CustomLog /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/www/logs/full.log "%v %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer
}i\" \"%{User-agent}i\""
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost 11.22.33.44>
ServerAdmin webmaster@abc.com
ServerName wap.abc.com
ServerAlias handy.abc.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/httpd/domains/abc.com/wap/htdocs
and so on ....

freshmeat

hello experts!
i am confused that if i let tomcat capture the docroot of apache, any defination of apache will be lost...
even the cgi...

why?

i just added a line in httpd.conf:
WebAppDeploy ROOT warpConnection /

please help, thanks!

p.s.
i am using warp as the connector between tomcat and apache

thank you !