A virtual web directory is a friendly name, or alias, either for a physical directory on your server hard drive that does not reside in the home directory, or for the home directory on another computer. Because an alias is usually shorter than the path of the physical directory, it is more convenient for users to type. The use of aliases is also secure because users do not know where your files are physically located on the server and therefore cannot use that information to modify your files. Aliases also make it easier for you to move directories in your site. Rather than changing the URL for the web directory, you change the mapping between the alias and the physical location of the directory.
If your Web site contains files that are located in a directory other than the home directory, or on other computers, you must create virtual web directories to include those files in your Web site. To use a directory on another computer, you must specify the directory's Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name, and provide a user name and password for access rights.
If you want to publish from any directory not contained within your home directory, you must create a virtual web directory. For example, suppose you are setting up a Web site for your marketing team on your company's intranet, than you need to map virtual web directories on your IIS Server with actual home directory for each specified path.
Read More:
- Using Virtual Web Directories (IIS)
- Creating Web Virtual Directories Using Iisvdir.vbs (IIS 6.0)
- How To Create a Virtual Web Directory in Internet Information Services (IIS)
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