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Date:      Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:20:18 -0600
From:      Eric Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net>
To:        "Adam" <adam@jamradar.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Use /var for storing webpages.. Why???
Message-ID:  <493533F3-4FA8-11D9-8588-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net>
In-Reply-To: <004c01c4e25b$59bd5c60$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>
References:  <001d01c4e259$452536d0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041215035627.GD862@wantadilla.lemis.com> <004c01c4e25b$59bd5c60$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR>

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On Dec 14, 2004, at 10:05 PM, Adam wrote:
>
> 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

FWIW, I usually have an entirely separate file system, located at /www. 
  This allows me to keep all of my web content completely separate from 
the entire system, and in the even the system dies, I can simply mount 
it from a new system.

HTH

_______________________________________________________
Eric F Crist                  "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!"
Secure Computing Networks              -Homer J Simpson

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