What is IIS Webserver

by Emmaneale Mendu

Internet Information services webserver:
                   The ASP.Net is server side web specification, In the ASP.Net we can work with IIS web server, The web server maintains collection of proxy machines. Very flexibly, Depending on the request the web server gives response, The total web application controlled by web server.

                   Webserver features are not getting with operating system manually we have to install IIS webserver.

Installing IIS Webserver:
   To install the web-server go to add remove programme. By clicking on start menu, settings control panel, click on the Add/remove programs. From the Add/remove programs click on Add/remove windows components tab, getting list of components from the operating system. From this list of components select internet information services checkbox. Click on the next button, web server installed.

Virtual directory:
       Virtual directory is logical linked between physical directory and webserver memory, All virtual directories are located in the webserver memory, All physical directories are located in the server machine memory, using one virtical directory. we can communicate with only one physical directory.

Creating virtual directory
      Create physical directory named with "yahoo" right click on the yahoo folder click on properties select websharing tab. select share this folder radio button.

     Alias name="My yahoo"-->OK, created virtual directory

    When we are installing IIS web server automatically created folder in the administrative tools named with internet information services, All virtual directories are located in the IIS folder.