directories

PTM: I have had a habit for abt 10 years to change
DocumentRoot "/home/httpd/html" as it was in Slackware years ago or
DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs" as it is in ZenLinux

and left the user dir point to directory
/home/*/public_html.

Now, because of the security perils, I want to ask you what is the
normal custom in here ?

I have habit to move Document root to /home, which is another disk. It
is easier to reinstall the system, when you can swipe the system disk
without loss off data.

The user www directory could be in /home/www/*/public_html with a
symbolic link to /home/*/www for the editing.