03-31-2014, 01:56 AM
Hi there,
If you are using a shared hosting provider like 1&1 they will not give you root access to their servers, it will only allow for the HTTPDOCS folder where you can add HTML files.
You would need have a private server or a VPS to get to the root. You would be better off putting it in an online folder and protecting it from being viewed using an htaccess file:
<Directory "/path/to/your/documents/dataDir">
Deny all
</Directory>
If you are using a shared hosting provider like 1&1 they will not give you root access to their servers, it will only allow for the HTTPDOCS folder where you can add HTML files.
You would need have a private server or a VPS to get to the root. You would be better off putting it in an online folder and protecting it from being viewed using an htaccess file:
<Directory "/path/to/your/documents/dataDir">
Deny all
</Directory>