Googleplex Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Hi, I'm new here, and I have found a lot of folders in my hosting account, like in the root folder, .cpanel and .sqmailattach. Also in the public_html folder, _private and _vti_pvt. Can anyone tell me what all of these are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jje Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Many of the folders in the root you just need to ignore, as your cPanel uses them to provide many of the features (such as Email, Ruby, Password-Protection, etc.). The only folder that you may use is the public_html folder. The contents of this folder is visible to the world wide web, and can be accessed directly from your website. Inside your public_html, the vti_ and _private folders (etc) are related to FrontPage Extensions, which HelioHost offers to it's customers. If you are not planning on using FrontPage Extensions, then you can disable them within your cPanel, which will also delete these folders. The cgi-bin folder inside your public_html is essential for creating scripts in many languages. Best don't delete this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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