>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >Of vijay shanker >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:47 AM >To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: My doubts with apache server on centos installation > >I am not able to understand what is the point of having scattered folders for apache >server installation. > >when i see the /etc/httpd folder; it has only conf folder and links to logs, module and , >run. As i have been working on Windows where all these files are stored in a single >installation folder. /etc is used (most of the time) for storing configuration files. Your actual web pages will be in /var/www/html. This is standard for linux AFAIK, just as programs in Windows are usually installed to c:\program files. I'd be a little wary saying that Windows keeps its files all in a single installation folder; there's more going on in the background than you know. Single installation folders was maybe true in the DOS-era. Now? Not really... >Now i am going to install java, I have two options via RPM and other is extracting the >distro and use it. i have a feeling if i use first option, all the folders like jre and jdk will >be palced any where. Not to be found. Java is, IIRC, always installed to /lib/java. The /lib folder is I guess the equivalent of %windir%\system32. This is just the way linux-systems are ordered. No particular reason why this is so I guess, at least nothing you need to worry about. Most of the time you only need to know about /root, /home, /etc. This is very generally speaking though. With time, you'll learn. ;-) Use RPMs if possible. It's easier to maintain IMHO. -- /Sorin
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