[NBLUG/talk] Correct use of directories

[Todd Cary]

Wanting to get off to a good start with my new Linux system, I would 
like to get some suggestions on the "correct" use of directories.  
Currently, everything is pretty much "standard RH 9".  I am running one 
one HD that is RAID'ed though there are two other RAID'ed drives, but 
these are for backup for my wife's Windows system (using Samba on my 
TCP/IP network that has a NT Primary Domain Controller).

My "www root" is /home/httpd.  I was told that this is the "best" place 
to put the "www root", howevern my old system it is at /var/www/html/.  
Any comments?

Interbase installed itself at /opt/interbase/ .  Where is the best place 
to put my actual databases?  I use MySQL and Interbase.  Is there a custom?

When I download the latest Apache and PHP rpm's, where should I store 
them?  I will use /tmp/ to untar them since those files can be blown 
away once everything is insalled.

Sorry for the basic questions, but I do want to be as conventional as 
possible in the hopes that my learning will be a little easier.

Todd
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