# Folder Structure

### Creating a Moodle Folder Structure

#### Moodle Data Folder

1. Navigate to /var/www  
      
    `cd /var/www`
2. Create Moodle datafolder, replacing "foldername" with an appropriate name  
      
    `mkdir moodledata-foldername`
3. Change the owner of the folder  
      
    `chown -R apache:apache moodledata-foldername`

#### Moodle Installation Folder

1. Navigate to /var/www  
      
    `cd /var/www`
2. Create Moodle datafolder, replacing "foldername" with an appropriate name  
      
    `mkdir foldername`