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Planning Your Directory Structure The first step in designing your system is planning the structure of files and directories you will have on your server. For example, will you have all of your files under one main directory, or will you split them into project directories? Will you have all of your data in one directory to be used by all projects, or will you have a separate data directory for each project? Part of planning your directory structure comes from your own understanding of how many projects and how much data you have, and a major consideration is setting up the structure so that your files are secure. Note This chapter assumes you are familiar with Windows NT/Windows 2000 and web server administration. If you are not, look up "Windows NT," "Windows 2000," and "web server" in the Autodesk MapGuide help index. Directory Structure Guidelines You will need to create a directory structure for any of the file types you use with Autodesk MapGuide. In some cases you will also have to create virtual directories that map to physical directories. Your main security strategy is to locate files above and below your web root directory and to create virtual directories when necessary. Autodesk MapGuide includes a sample project called Sample_World, which is installed in a recommended directory structure, as shown in the following illustration. 46 | Chapter 3 Designing Your System Sample project with recommended directory structure.