Use /var for storing webpages.. Why???

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

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On Tuesday, 14 December 2004 at 21:50:45 -0600, Adam wrote:
> In Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" 4th edition, he says,
> "Do not have a separate /var file system unless you have a good idea
> how big it should be.  A good example might be a web server, where
> (contrary to FreeBSD's recommendations) it's a good idea to put the
> webpages on the /var file system." p.70
>
> Why is it a good idea to put webpages in the /var file system and
> not the /usr file system?

Because they're not part of the system.  Despite the name, /usr is
mainly for the operating system.  /var is for content that frequently
varies.

Greg
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