The UNIX File System
The UNIX file system is hierarchical in structure. The tilde character (~) is an alias for the Virtual Private
Server home directory, accessible only by the Virtual Private Server administrator. Under the home directory are major
directories identified by the following names:
~/bin
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Contains Virtual Private Server program files
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~/dev
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Contains various device nodes
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~/ftp
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Location for anonymous FTP file access
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~/usr
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Contains several important subdirectories, including user account home directories
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~/var
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Contains user account e-mail and log files
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~/www
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A link to the ~/usr/local/etc/httpd directory, which contains all web server
configuration, log, and data files
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Under each of these major directories are many subdirectories. Those you should know about
when getting started are listed here:
~/
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The Virtual Private Server home directory and parent of all other Virtual Private \
Server directories
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~/www/cgi-bin
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CGI and scripts directory
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~/www/htdocs
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Your Web server's home directory. This is where your html documents go.
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~/www/logs
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Contains the Web Server Log Files
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~/www/vhosts
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Used for Virtual Subhosting
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