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arotobacco
4-30-03, 12:43 PM
I've read that I should have 4 directories:
cgi-bin
etc
htdocs
logs

I don't seem to have an ETC directory, yet I uploaded to my temp-URL and all *seems* to be working. Is that a directory I make myself, or did I, most likely, goof somehow and erase it?

Any help appreciated!
stevel
4-30-03, 12:57 PM
"etc" is optional, and I'm not sure it has any real use right now. In the past, you could put a custom Webalizer (webstats) configuration file there, but that no longer works.
user00265
4-30-03, 01:45 PM
By FTP it's supposed to be there, but it's totally optional.

The use of it (after they removed what the above post says) is for crontab or "Cron Jobs" executing scripts automatically at a determined time.

:o :p :cool:
RadioRob
4-30-03, 04:08 PM
I believe you can manually create it. If that does not work, get in touch with support@powweb.com and ask the powers that be for help. :)
Starr
4-30-03, 04:10 PM
You can create or re-create any directory w/in your account. You do not need Powweb to do this for you. :)
RadioRob
4-30-03, 04:13 PM
Cool. I thought so... just did not wanna have a blond moment and be totally off the wall.

I played around with it a bit on my Linux machine... just to make sure. But was not sure if it was "duplicatable". :)
sandy
4-30-03, 04:26 PM
In the past, you could put a custom Webalizer (webstats) configuration file there, but that no longer works.

On the contrary, that is where you DO put your customized webalizer.conf file. As also mentioned, you put your crontab file there as well, that runs the customized webalizer file.

Sandy
stevel
4-30-03, 05:20 PM
It used to be that you could have a customized webalizer.conf file that would be used by the Webalizer run PowWeb did. No longer - you have to schedule it yourself with cron if you want custom settings.
sandy
4-30-03, 05:29 PM
It used to be that you could have a customized webalizer.conf file that would be used by the Webalizer run PowWeb did. No longer - you have to schedule it yourself with cron if you want custom settings.

Like I said, your statement I was responding to was incorrect. You CAN have a customized webalizer.conf file, and if you do you PUT it in the ETC Directory, and then put your crontab file there as well to execute it.

The issue isn't whether you can have a customized file or not, using Powweb or any other entity. You didn't state that Powweb doesn't permit a customizedf file. You stated categorically that you could not have a customized file anymore, and that is why I posted a reply. You can, and you can run it whenever you want to, with a proper crontab file.

I'm not sure why you're trying to parse words here?

Sandy