Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:05:20 -0600 From: "Adam" <adam@jamradar.com> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Use /var for storing webpages.. Why??? Message-ID: <004c01c4e25b$59bd5c60$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> References: <001d01c4e259$452536d0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041215035627.GD862@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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On Tuesday, 14 December 2004 at 21:50:45 -0600, Adam wrote: >> In Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" 4th edition, he says, >> "Do not have a separate /var file system unless you have a good idea >> how big it should be. A good example might be a web server, where >> (contrary to FreeBSD's recommendations) it's a good idea to put the >> webpages on the /var file system." p.70 >> >> Why is it a good idea to put webpages in the /var file system and >> not the /usr file system? > >Because they're not part of the system. Despite the name, /usr is >mainly for the operating system. /var is for content that frequently >varies. > >Greg >-- >When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. >If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. >For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html >See complete headers for address and phone numbers. Okay, I understand not using /usr, but why not use /home? Does storing webpages in /var give you a performance increase? Or is it convention that you would store webpages in /var? I'm setting up a webserver at my house where I'll serve several websites for my friends, should I have them store webpages in /var/username or keep them in /home/username? BTW, awesome book. I love reading about the old RLL and MFM hard drives I used to config when I was a kid. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks Adam
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