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Howdy, all. I'm still trying to figure out the file structure for my site in cPanel...

 

The thing I'm wodering now is how much stuff outside of the public_html folder is necessary? I have some files that are both in and outside of public_html -- do I need both? I just want to do a little organizing/house cleaning so I can keep track of things a little better and not duplicate unnecessary files, folders, etc.

 

Can someone give me the rundown on all this stuff? Danke!

 

J

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Nothing outside of public_html is accessible from the website. If you have copies of webpages in the root directory (ie above public_html) then you can remove those safely. There are however, folders and directories there that are necessary. Anything in the root that you don't recognize as being a direct part of your site (ie you created it or uploaded it to that location) LEAVE IT BE. That's the safe way.

 

Second, I would strongly suggest making a backup of any files that you intend to delete! You never know and safer is always better!

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