Directory and File structure

Windows Hosting

The following directories are present within the site root of any Windows Hosting package:

Directory

Contents

\Web

contains all files that are part of the website

\Dlls\Uploaded

contains all DLLs to be registered

\webstats

contains all files pertaining to web statistics for your website

\Logs

contains web, ftp and smtp log files of the previous day

\Logs\web

contains rotated web backlogs

\Logs\ftp

contains rotated ftp backlogs

\Logs\smtp

contains rotated smtp backlogs

\ssl

contains SSL certificates for the site, if provided via the web interface

\Private

contains any files that the user may need to store on the site, which must not be accessible on the Internet

\DataFiles

contains files, which being inaccessible on the net, can be accessed by other files inside the web folder e.g., an access database (.mdb file) which is used by an asp page. This folder will have write permission set by default.

Plesk Windows Hosting

Linux Hosting

The following directories are present by default on any Linux Hosting package on the server:

Directory

Contents

/web

contains all files that are part of the website

/web/webstats

contains all files pertaining to web statistics for your website

/logs

contains web, ftp and smtp log files of the previous day

/ssl

contains SSL certificates for the site, if provided via the web interface

/private

contains any files that the user may need to store on the site, which must not be accessible on the Internet

cPanel Linux Hosting

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