How things are organized

File Structure of your Unix account

When a Unix hosting account is created, all users get the following directories/folders created within at the top level of their new site. You'll see these folders when you log in to your site via FTP:

• public:   This is the directory which holds all your web content. Anything you put in this folder will be available on the World Wide Web. These pages can be regular .html, as well as .php files.

• cgi-bin:   This directory is automatically created for all new hosting accounts. Any .cgi or .pl scripts would go here.

• logs:   This directory contains logs for your domain. Logs count toward your total file usage, and if you do not need them, there is a way to disable the logs.

• private:   This directory is automatically created for every new hosting account. Files placed in here are private and not visible on the World Wide Web.

Depending upon what other services your account has enabled, there are some other directories that might also appear:

• announcer   If you have previously used the announcer application to send out announcement emails, then you will have an announcer directory.

• anonftp   If your account package comes with anonymous ftp, enabling anonymous ftp will create an anonftp directory. If you had previously enabled then disabled anonymous ftp, you'll see an anonftp.some number directory name instead.

• databases if your account comes with MySQL, adding a database using the Database Manager will create this directory.

• secure If you have added SSL to your site, you will get a secure directory automatically created for you. It will actually be a symbolic link that points to the same content as your public directory.

• secure-cgi-bin If you have added SSL to your site, you will get a secure-cgi-bin directory automatically created for you. It will actually be a symbolic link that points to the same content as your regular cgi-bin directory.