Where should the web server root directory go in linux?

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Published on 2010-05-23T18:54:21Z Indexed on 2010/05/23 19:02 UTC
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I see that Apache and Nginx both use var/www as their web root - but that directory is not covered in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. I also see some servers with the web root in the /home/username/www directory. So where does the web root go? Or rather, where should it go most of the time for the common web server?

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