The apprentice requests a checkpoint for his nascent understanding of the placement of where files should be located, at least as far as security practices are concerned...

In Understanding Secure File Organization thread, I asked where library code should go and received several useful comments. In trying to implement these ideas, I've tumbled to a new layout that might be better. I'd appreciate some feedback and constructive criticism:

For the sake of the discussion, let's assume that we're dealing with simple *read-only* database applications (a search using SQL SELECT queries, for example).

With this in mind, what do the Monks think of this directory layout?

  virtual server home dir\
  |
  + httpd\     # contains the pages accessed by web (nobody)
  |
  + cgi\       
     +- cfg\   # holds functions to return local config values.
     +- bin\   # scripts executed by forms
     +- lib\   # application and toolkit libraries
     +- data\  # data files

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When reviewing the above, please keep the following points in mind

Does this design layout properly incorporate the advice regarding pulling unnecessary files out of cgi-bin?

Have I missed something? Would another approach be more effective? I'm trying to find a balance between strict security and reasonable portability.

What scares me the most about security concerns is what I *don't* know and can't find in the standard FAQs. I can do all the research I want, but eventually, I need to write code.

Thanks in advance...

In reply to Organization Redux by footpad

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