[FX.php List] Web Root Directory - clarifying exactly *which* folder?

[Joel Shapiro]

Great.  Thanks Gareth.
-Joel


On Oct 16, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Gareth Evans wrote:

> Yes that is correct. By default (on OS X) only files/folders within  
> the
> /Library/WebServer/Documents/ directory are web accessible.
>
> -- 
> GARETH EVANS
>
>
>> From: Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: "FX.php Discussion List" <fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org>
>> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:19:07 -0700
>> To: "FX.php Discussion List" <fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org>
>> Subject: [FX.php List] Web Root Directory - clarifying exactly  
>> *which* folder?
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I know it's a good idea to keep passwords etc out of the web "root
>> directory" so no one can access them via the Web.  I generally err on
>> the side of caution but am curious about exactly *which* folder  
>> that is.
>>
>>
>> On OS X, with the path:  HD/Library/WebServer/Documents/
>>
>> anything outside the Documents folder is safe, even if still inside
>> the WebServer folder?
>>
>>
>> On Windows, with the path:  C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\
>>
>> anything outside the wwwroot folder is safe, even if still inside the
>> WebServer folder?
>>
>>
>> Is that right?
>>
>>
>> TIA,
>> -Joel
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