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I'm setting up ubuntu w/ apache for some web development and I'm wondering where you place the web sites themselves (/home, /var)? I will host multiple domain using vhosts.

I know that there is no standard for this, but I'm wondering how experienced server admins reason when chosing between /home or /var wrt security, permissions, easy of use, etc.

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The default locations are these:

The configuration files for the vhosts are under /etc/apache2/sites-available; create a new file here then run a2ensite sitename to enable the config.

The web site's content files themselves are under /var/www.

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So /var/www is officially default for ubuntu? – LawrenceOfLabia Mar 13 '11 at 18:16
Yup - you'll see that the default index.html page from the install is located there. – Shane Madden Mar 13 '11 at 18:21
Great, thank you. – LawrenceOfLabia Mar 13 '11 at 18:29

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