Web server directories and URLs
When IIS is installed, it creates a directory for the default Web site on that machine. The default directory is:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\
The URL of your default Web site is simply:
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http://<server domain name>/
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or
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http://<server IP address>/
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If you are a Web developer, you will test your site using the server on your own machine:
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http://localhost/
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Your Web site may have a number of sub-directories. For example, if you have a sub-directory called som on your development machine:
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c:\inetpub\wwwroot\som\
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it's URL would be:
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http://localhost/som/
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You can also create a virtual Web site which points to a sub-directory, but has a different name and perhaps different properties than the real Web site for that sub-directory. For example, the URL:
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http://localhost/hoho/
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refers to a virtual site called hoho even though there is not a directory called
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c:\inetpub\wwwroot\hoho\
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on my computer.