OZ-KBA-3002: Where do I put my website files
This KB will explain:
• How to find out which folder your Domain Name is pointing at
• Differences between Windows and Linux Hosting Structure
• <Insert Summary Item Here>
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How do I find out which folder I should put my Website Files in?
1. Navigate to https://my.ozhosting.com and Login
2. Click All Domains
3. Click the Domain
4. Navigate to the Web Hosting box
a. Web hosting type: Apache or IIS
b. URL: The website address
c. Location:
i. If Web hosting type is Apache then append /webspace/httpdocs/ to the start of the location address – for this service the website files should be put in /webspace/httpdocs/
ii. If Web hosting type is IIS then append /wwwroot/ to the start location address – if this service was on IIS the website files would be put in /wwwroot/
d. In Sync: Shows if any recently made changes have been processed
e. Subscription: Which Subscription the Domain is attached to
Differences between Windows and Linux hosting
Windows
The Windows Hosting Platform has the following directory structure:
• /anonftp
o /incoming
o /pub
• /config
• /errdocs
• /logs
• /private
• /statistics
o /anonftp
o /ftp
o /web
• /temp
• /webapps
• /wwwroot
This is the default Root directory for your Website files unless you specified a different subdirectory when adding your Domain
Linux
The Linux Hosting Platform has the follow directory structure:
• /log
• /tmp
• /webspace
o /certs
o /cgi-bin
o /conf
o /error_docs
o /httpdocs
This is the default Root directory for your Website files unless you specified a different subdirectory when adding your Domain
o /httpsdocs
o /pd
o /siteapps
o /webapps
o /webstat
o /webstatssl
Based upon Directory structure it is possible to see subtle differences between the Windows and Linux Hosting environments.
Key differences
- Windows has a Single Folder for all Website files - Linux has Separate Folders for Secure and Non-secure content
- Windows does not have a CGI-BIN folder - Linux does have a CGI-BIN folder