40.4. Using the ProFTPD Server Module

ProFTPD uses a very similar configuration file format to Apache, and so the user interface for this module is the same in many ways as the Apache Configuration module. At the highest level in the configuration are global settings that affect the entire server. Below them are virtual servers, and then anonymous FTP options, per-directory options, and options that apply only to certain FTP commands. The diagram in Figure 40.2 shows the hierarchy.

Figure 40.2. The ProFTPD configuration hierarchy.

The options that apply to each connection or FTP command are determined by the virtual server to which it is connected, ...

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