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Should I Modify The paths.conf File?

Ehsan Dowlatshah
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Question: 

 

Should I modify the values of Apache's paths in the paths.conf File?

 

Answer: 

 

The short answer is no. 

 

The paths.conf file (located at /etc/cpanel/ea4/paths.conf) was created to improve future compatibility within the cPanel & WHM codebase, and replaced the use of hardcoded paths to refer to Apache files and directories.

 

It is strongly recommended that you do not change Apache configuration file locations. EasyApache 4 controls the /etc/cpanel/ea4/paths.conf file with the ea-apache24-config-runtime package, and you can only change these values if you create a custom webstack.

 

A lot of other software components expect Apache's files and directories to be in certain locations, so if these values are modified, there is a very great chance that a lot of unexpected issues will occur.