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DMin
Asked: 2010-03-30 13:24:01 +0800 CST

What's the difference between www & public_html folder?

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What's the difference between the www & public_html folder on the same server on my shared linux hosting. I've seen data is same on both of these folders. Is one of them just a redirect or is the data getting replicated. What is the purpose of 2 folders or even a redirect folder?

Thanks in advance! :)

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    The primary difference would be a preference between naming conventions and how your hosting service configured it. I have typically used public_html for user directories and often www for system-wide but that's more a personal convention.

    In all likelihood, there is no difference but we can't speak for an arbitrary configuration.

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  2. Usually the www folder is simply a symbolic link of public_html.

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