> Sooo ... how is that more secure than storing them inside the 
> webroot ? :)

They are no longer vulnerable to source-code viewing exploits, if any new
ones are discovered in the future.

But honestly, the primary value of placing them outside the web root is
organizational - it allows you to know what is viewed through the web server
and what isn't. You can use this knowledge to set permissions accordingly,
for example.

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