Apache Directory Structure

bin:

     This folder contains binary files

cgi-bin:

       This is where many, if not all, of the interactive programs that you write will reside. These will be programs written with Perl, Java, or other programming languages.

conf:

     This directory contains your configuration files.

htdocs:

       This directory will contain your actual hypertext documents. This directory will typically have many subdirectories.This directory is known as the DocumentRoot.

icons:

      This directory contains the icons (small images) that Apache will use when displaying information or error messages.

logs:

     This directory will contain your log files - the access_log and error_log files.