Hello again

Since my last thread I have installed Joomla via FTP upoad including template with vendors data to get me started. So far so good.

However, I have a question regarding file organization on server. Up to this point, I have uploaded all files to the root 'public_html' which i understand to be the location where files need to be to be seen by public on web. But do all files need to be there?

• Do all Joomla files really need to be in this file for Joomla to function?
• Would it make sense to have a file folder outside of 'public_html' where I could upload all files [like new extension zip files, etc] that I could then transfer to the public side when necessary? If this is a good strategy, where should I create this [or these] files?

As of this point, I have these uploaded files mixed in with the joomla files and this concerns me that I might get in trouble if I need to reinstall joomla again and could lose some of these files, or if they are on the public side, others might have access to them that I do not want.

Another question along security lines. Which folders would you recommend that i protect with a password? I see that there are options for adding password protection to files and as long as it wouldn't affect joomla function and if there is something worth protecting then I would like to do so.

Thanks again





Organization of Files on Host Server