Creating IIS 6.0 Virtual Directories

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

In most cases, the content you publish to your Web or FTP site is located in a root or home directory on your computer, such as LocalDrive:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\. However, you might need to publish content that is located elsewhere, such as on a remote computer.

To publish from a directory that is not contained within your home or root directory, you can create a virtual directory. A virtual directory is a directory that is not contained in the home directory but appears to client browsers as though it were.

For information about creating Web and FTP virtual directories, see Creating Virtual Directories in IIS 6.0.