Re: new site and virtual directory

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From: Kristofer Gafvert (kgafvert_at_NEWSilopia.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:29:49 -0800

Hi Jen,

A virtual directory is a directory located beneth the home folder of the
website when seen from IIS, but it can be located anywhere on the file
system.

So, if your home folder is D:\wwwRoot\, and you have files in C:\myFiles\
you want to make accessible, you can create a virtual directory. Then the
folder (when accessed thru a webbrowser) will be seen as if it was located
in D:\wwwRoot\myFiles\, but it is still physically located on the C:
drive.

A website is a new website, with a completely new home folder than the
previous website.

But to confuse you even more.

The home folder of a website is a IIsWebVirtualDir. So maybe this is what
they mean when they write "defined as virtual directories"? 

-- 
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
www.gafvert.info - My articles and help
www.ilopia.com
Jen wrote:
> Hi,
> I am confused with new site and new virtual directory as I am reading the
> documentation from weblogic about how to use IIS with weblogic:
> "To proxy requests from multiple Websites (defined as virtual 
directories in
> IIS) to WebLogic Server: "...............
> what's the difference?
>
> Thanks

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