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* <code>.basexevents</code> contains all existing events (see [[Events]]).
* Since {{Version|8.0}}, the <code>.basexperm</code> file is obsolete. Users are now stored in {{Code|users.xml}} in the database directory (see [[User Management]] for more information).
A database in BaseX [[Databases]] consists of several binary files, which . These are located in a directory named by the name of the database.If the user’s home directory has been chosen as base directory, the The database directories will be planed in a{{Code|BaseXData}} directory. Otherwise, the root directory will be is named {{Code|data}}.
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* <code>.basex</code> contains all options that are relevant for running the server or standalone versions of BaseX.
* <code>.basexgui</code> defines all options relevant to the BaseX GUI.
* <code>.basexhistory</code> contains commands that have been typed in most recently.
* <code>.basexhome</code> can be created by a user to mark a folder as [[#Home Directory|home directory]]. Its contents do not matter, so it is usually empty.
Note that, depending : * Depending on your OS and configuration, files and folders with a '.' prefix may be hidden.* In the [[Web Application]] context, options can be defined in the <code>web.xml</code> file.
==Home Directory==
As BaseX is distributed in different flavors, and may be started from different locations, it dynamically determines its home directory:
* First, the '''Java system property''' {{Code|org.basex.path}} is checked. If it contains a value, it is chosen as directory path.
* If not, the '''current user directory''' (defined by the system property {{Code|user.dir}}) is chosen if the {{Code|.basex}} or {{Code|.basexhome}} file is found in this directory.
* OtherwiseIf not, the files are searched in the '''application directory''' (the folder in which the BaseX code is located)is chosen if one of these two files is found. * In all other cases, a {{Code|basex}} subdirectory in the '''user's home directory''' will be returned. The user home directory is retrieved via the {{Code|HOME}} environment variable, or (defined in if unassigned), from the Java system property {{Code|user.home}}. If BaseX is used in an embedded environment (such as a servlet in a [[Web Application]]) is , it may not immediately be clear what directory was chosen. You can run the XQuery expression <code>Q{org.basex.util.Prop}HOMEDIR()</code> to find out.
==Database Directory==
The database path can be changed as follows:
* GUI: Choose ''Options'' → ''Preferences'' and choose a new database path.
* General: edit the <code>[[Options#DBPATH|DBPATH]]</code> option in the {{Code|.basex}} configuration file
'''Note:''' Existing databases will not automatically be automatically moved to the new destination.
==Log Files==
=Changelog=
;Version 9.0
* Updated: Detection and configuration of home directory and subdirectories.
;Version 8.0
* Updated: {{Code|.basexperm}} is obsolete. Users are now stored in {{Code|users.xml}} in the database directory (see [[User Management]] for more information).
;Version 7.7
* Updated: the The {{Code|.basexhome}} file marks a folder as [[#Home Directory|home directory]]. [[Category: Internals]]
