# WWW Directory Properties

Configure the WWW service directories by using this dialog box. Press the Add button on the Directories property sheet to set up new directories.

### Directory

Sets the path to the directory to use for the WWW service.

### Browse button

Use to select the directory to use for the WWW service.

### Home Directory

Choose this to specify the root directory for the WWW service.

Internet Information Server provides a default home directory, Wwwroot, for the WWW service. The files that you place in the WWW home directory, and its subdirectories, are available to remote browsers. You can change the location of the default home directory.

### Virtual Directory

Choose this to specify a subdirectory for the WWW service. Enter the directory name or "alias" that service users will use to gain access.

You can add other directories outside the home directory that are accessed by browsers as subdirectories of the home directory. That is, you can publish from other directories and have those directories accessible from within the home directory. Such directories are called "virtual directories."

The administrator can specify the physical location of the virtual directory and the virtual name (alias), which is the directory name used by remote browsers.

Note that virtual directories will not appear in WWW directory listings; you must create explicit links in HTML files in order for users to access virtual directories. Users can also type in the URL if they know the alias for the virtual directory.

The published directories can be located on local or network drives. If the virtual directory is a network drive, provide the user name and password with access to that network drive. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Internet Information Server.

### Account Information

This box is active only if the directory specified in the first line of this dialog box is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) server and share name, for example, \WebserverHtmlfiles. Enter the user name and password that has permission to use the network directory. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Internet Information Server.

Important If you specify a user name and password to connect to a network drive, all Internet Information Server access to that directory will use that user name and password. You should use care when using UNC connections to network drives to prevent possible security breaches.

### Virtual Servers (World Wide Web only)

Select the Virtual Server check box and enter an IP (Internet Protocol) address to create a directory for the virtual server. The IP address must be bound to the network card providing the service. Use the Network applet in Control Panel to bind additional IP addresses to your network card.

You can have multiple domain names on a single Internet Information Server-based computer so that it will appear that there are additional servers, or "virtual servers." This feature makes it possible to service WWW requests for two domain names (such as http://www.company1.com/ and http://www.company2.com/) from the same computer. Enter the IP address for the home directory, and virtual directories for each virtual server that you will create.

If the path for a virtual directory is a network drive, provide a user name and password with access to that network drive. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Internet Information Server-based computer.

Important If you have assigned more than one IP address to your server, when you create a directory you must specify which IP address has access to that directory. If no IP address is specified, that directory will be visible to all virtual servers. The default directories created during setup do not specify an IP address. You may need to specify IP addresses for the default directories when you add virtual servers.

### Access check boxes

The Access check boxes control the attributes of the directory. If the files are on an NT File System (NTFS) drive, NTFS settings for the directory must match these settings.

Read Must be selected for information directories. Do not select this box for directories containing programs.

Execute Allows clients to run any programs in this directory. This box is selected by default for the directory created for programs. Put all your scripts and executable files into this directory. Do not select this box for directories containing static content.

Require secure SSL channel Select this box if using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security to encrypt data transmissions. If you do not have a certificate enabled, this box well not display.

See also: The Internet Information Server Installation and Administration Guide. Choose Help Topics from Internet Service Manager, or click the Product Documentation icon in the Microsoft Internet Server program group.

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