Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

Managing Virtual Directories

You can use virtual directories to publish application content that does not reside under an application’s root virtual directory. Using virtual directories is an effective way to decouple the client-facing URL structure of your application from the physical structure of its content. You’ll also need virtual directories if your application content is located in a disparate set of physical locations.

Adding a New Virtual Directory

You can create a virtual directory to provide a virtual path mapping for resources outside the Web site root directory. As discussed earlier in this chapter, virtual directories and Web applications are two distinct types of objects in IIS 7.0, but they are closely related. This poses the following ...