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Date:      Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:56:39 -0400
From:      Mikel King <mikel@ocsinternet.com>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
Cc:        jdarnold@buddydog.org, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Apache 1.3.26 port
Message-ID:  <3D112847.9050607@ocsinternet.com>
References:  <B936423A.2B5C%jd@epylon.com> <200206191723590704.0033D6FF@mail.speakeasy.net> <3D110D17.50809@potentialtech.com>

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Thank you. I was begining to wonder if anyone else was going to say 
anything...This is like saying I replaced my hard disk with a new and 
now my data is gone...Ok I'm sorry people do make mistakes...

Two suggestions from my own experience with working with Apache...kick 
the default conf and driectory tree to the curb. I always use my own web 
tree structure usually mounted on /web and Imake sure that I have copies 
of the httpd.conf & php.ini as well...if you ever do a 'make deinstall' 
 you data will be safe because it's not in the /usr/local/www tree 
infact to be extra safe after you cut a current tape, umount /web...

Cheers,
mikel

Bill Moran wrote:

> Jonathan Arnold wrote:
>
>>> I would consider this semi-correct, at least from my experience.  
>>> The data
>>> directories ARE seperated out.  Notice that there is a data.default 
>>> and a
>>
>>
>> I, in fact, just went through this and would beg to differ. It is not
>> very kind to delete a complete directory tree without any warning, 
>> either
>> when you install (something like "data.default *WILL BE REPLACED ON
>> UPGRADE*") or it should check on upgrade and not remove it if it is 
>> there.
>> I lost my entire web site with nary a peep, and luckily had the most 
>> important
>> stuff on another computer.
>
>
> This is outrageous.  Have you ever heard of backups?  I can't believe 
> you're
> blaming loss of data on this.  As a system administrator you should be 
> backing
> up your data on a regular schedule.  And you should ALWAY back up your 
> data
> before ANY upgrade.  That's just proper procedure.
>



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