Can't see folders as root
 

Debian version 7 64 bit
CPU type GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHz [Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10]
Number of processors 8 Coprocessors ---
Operating System Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64

I have a web page http://dingo-den.com which has a bunch photo albums on it. I just created a new server and transferred everything over from the old server and after a few problems it is working.

My problem is this. The folder that holds all the photos can't be seen by root ??

I know that it is working because if I right click on an image and click "Inspect Element" it shows the path to the image.
<img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: zoom-in;" src="http://dingo-den.com/gallery3/var/albums/Ride-around-Mesa/988893_10205285398568243_3960245791219480616_n.jpg?m=1426124579" width="292" height="520">

If I log in to the server via putty and go to the folder /gallery3/var/ and do "ls -l"
as root I do not see the folder albums from the link ??

root@dingo1:/var/www/gallery3/var# ls -l
total 12
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1577 Aug 23 2013 database.php
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 22 2013 modules
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 25 02:43 resizes


So if I do rsync I am guessing that it will not backup the folders that root can't see ?

If I go to http://dingo-den.com/gallery3/var/ I can see the folders ?


I could see them on the old server but that is now gone.........

Any help would be appreciated.

OK I found the answer and it was all my fault. I had the gallery3 folder in folder /var/www/ and also the folder it was supposed to be in.

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