Hi Melanie, > > if you move the connections folder outside the public tree, > > then no-one can request your connection stuff via HTTP > > (but you can still include it). > > > > / > > /cgi-bin > > /includes > > /includes/connections > > /includes/any-other-sensitive-stuff > > /logs > > /public_html > > /public_html/books > > > > Now this is where I get confused. If I enter just the site name in my > browser I get the index file that sits in /public_html and I > therefore assume that the system sees /public_html as my root > directory. Now, how do I include a file that sits under the root ? > Surely the OS treats the root as the bottom directory ( or does it?)
Your webserver will have something like /home/melanie/public_html aliased to http://melanie.com/ (or whatever it is) - think of this folder as the root of melanie.com's virtual filesystem. This virtual filesystem is what you're browsing when you visit melanie.com. Usually a host gives you access to all the directories from /home/melanie downwards (including public_html). Often you'll find a "cgi-bin" and a "logs" directory in this folder - try connecting via FTP as normal, and then keep clicking "go up a level" until you can't go up any further. If you can see public_html listed as a directory, then you're at the right place :-) As I didn't describe this very well, here's a screenshot of my top-level directory (sensitive information munged with orange stripes): http://laughing-buddha.net/tmp/ftp.png Cheers Jon ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
