Why is there a symlink frow www/ to public_html/ in Bluehost by default?

Question

My internet sites are at the folder

public_html

I noted that www/ seems to have a symbolic link to public_html.

I do not know why we need the www/ -folder, when we have public_html. Perhaps, it is a security reason. Perhaps, the name of the folder where websites are should be hidden.

Why does www/ -folder point to the folder public_html by default?

Answer 1

Difference Between The "public_html" and "www" In Linux

Answer 2

$HOME/public_html is convention for user dirs, while $HOME/www/domain is typical convention for user domains in shared hosting. Having symlink you don't have to worry which one you use.