Getting Started with PowerShell

Creating virtual directories and web applications

Virtual directories and web applications are the different options to contain content in IIS. A virtual directory is a pointer to a location on the disk where the content actually resides. A web application, in the IIS terminology, is a virtual directory that also has the ability to run in a different worker process than its parent.

To create a virtual directory, we will use the New-WebVirtualDirectory cmdlet and supply the –Name and –PhysicalPath parameters. Also, we will need to specify the site and we can do this in one of the following two ways:

1. Use Set-Location (CD) in the IIS drive and navigate to the desired site.
2. Specify the site on the command line.

In the following screenshot, we will illustrate ...