Configuring additional packages

["John Dangler" <jdangler atlantic net>]

I have had to download sources for httpd, php, etc for my existing FC2
installation (originally installed from .iso).  I noticed that the
executable for httpd is currently installed in /usr/sbin, and the modules
are currently installed in /usr/lib/httpd.  Is it safe to configure httpd to
be installed in the same paths as the original, or is it more advisable to
begin using /usr/local for these (and other added packages) and clean up the
existing entries afterward?

Thanks for the reply.

JD