Re: A patch to keep cache directory out of webroot

mikespub wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Jonn Beames <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>>...
>>(mostly just replacements of hardcoded var paths with calls to 
>>xarCoreGetVarDirPath())
>>
>>This works, but I'm sure there are other ways to acheive the same goal. 
>> What do people say?  All are welcome to participate in the process.
>>
>> - Jonn
> 
> As mentioned earlier, we'll need to differentiate between "private" var/
> stuff and "public" var/ stuff in some cases. Perhaps we could use the
> xarCoreGetVarDirPath() for the regular "private" var/, and use a separate
> API for those few cases where a "public" var/something/whatever is needed ?
> 
> Mike.

If the "public" var/something/whatever needs to be writable, there's no 
point in having a "private" var somewhere else.  What about, instead of 
creating an new API and rewriting mods to use it, we rewrite the mods to 
support a xarCoreGetVarDirPath() compatible, movable var directory?

  - Jonn